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Mandarin Chinese phonology: on the issue of p/b, t/d, k/g distinction and older romanization systems
The phonetic distinction has already been explained but I just wanted to add my personal perception. As someone who speaks Finnish and English, while I can certainly tell the difference between Pinyin ...
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Mandarin Chinese phonology: on the issue of p/b, t/d, k/g distinction and older romanization systems
English /b p/ aren't very different from Mandarin Chinese /p pʰ/, respectively, and it's certainly wrong to say that Pinyin "b" is supposed to be more like English "p". Sometimes ...
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