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Use base consonants only
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Labial
Coronal
Dorsal
Radical
Laryngeal
Bilabial
Labio-dental
Dental
Alveolar
Palato-alveolar
Retroflex
Palatal
Velar
Uvular
Pharyngeal
Epi-glottal
Glottal
Plosive
 p pʰ           t tʰ               k kʰ      
 
 
 
 
  
 
Affricates
             ts tsʰ       ʈʂ ʈʂʰ   cç cçʰ          
 
 
 
 
 
 
Nasal
   m           n               ŋ    
 
 
 
 
 
 
Trill
                            
 
 
    
 
 
    
 
 
Tap, Flap
                                                
Lateral flap
 
 
 
 
                    
 
 
    
 
 
 
 
 
 
Fricative
     f       s       ʂ   ɕ       χ              
Lateral fricative
 
 
 
 
                            
 
 
 
 
 
 
Approximant
                       ɻ   j ɥ   ɰ                
Lateral approximant
 
 
 
 
       l                    
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Front
Near-front
Central
Near-back
Back
 
Close
Near-close
Close-mid
Mid
Open-mid
Near-open
Open
 
Front
Near-front
Central
Near-back
Back
 
Close
Near-close
Close-mid
Mid
Open-mid
Near-open
Open
Selected languages: Mandarin_
Alternate name(s): N/A
Classification:
The languages has 43 segments
Frequency index: N/A
Sounds: [ɛi] [ɕ] [pʰ] [p] [χ] [t] [tʰ] [kʰ] [k] [s] [ʂ] [f] [tsʰ] [ts] [ʈʂʰ] [ʈʂ] [cçʰ] [cç] [l] [ɻ] [j] [m] [n] [ɰ] [ŋ] [y] [i] [ɨ] [u] [o] [ɚ] [ə] [ɛ] [a] [iɛ] [ai] [ɥ] [au] [ia] [uo] [ua] [yɛ] [ou]
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Sources:

Norman, Jerry (1998) Chinese. Cambridge University Press