Mandarin latinization guide
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Summary
| Sound (IPA) | Latinization | Notes | |
|---|---|---|---|
| wiki | other | ||
| 0 tone | a | ||
| 1 tone | aa (double letters) | ā (overline) | |
| 2 tone | á (acute accent) | ||
| 3 tone | ǎ (down chevron) | ||
| 4 tone | à (grave accent) | ||
| a | a | ||
| e | ê/ eh | ||
| ə | e | ||
| f | f | ||
| i | i | yi- | |
| ɨ | ı/ ' | i, z | |
| j | y | i | |
| ju~jou | yu | iu, yu- | |
| k | k | g | |
| kʰ | kh | k' | |
| l | l | ||
| m | m | ||
| n | n | ||
| ŋ | ñ/ ng | ||
| o | o | o | |
| p | p | b | |
| pʰ | ph | p' | |
| ɻ | r | j, r | |
| s | s | s | |
| ʃ | š/ sh | ||
| ɕ | s(i) | sh, x | |
| t | t | d | |
| tʰ | th | t, t' | |
| ts | c | ts, z | |
| tsʰ | ch | ts', c | |
| tʃ | q | ch, zh | |
| tʃʰ | qh | ch, ch' | |
| tɕ | c(i) | ch, j | |
| tɕʰ | ch(i) | ch', q | |
| u | u | o, w, wu- | |
| un~wən | un | wen | |
| uŋ~wəŋ | ung | weng | |
| w | w | o, u | |
| wi~wej | wi | ui, wei | |
| y | ü/ ui | yu | |
| yŋ~jʊŋ | yung | iong, iung, yong- | |
| ɥ | ÿ/ wy | ||
| x | h | ||
