Dong

Syllable: "dong"

Composition

Initial: d-
Final: -ong
May be confused with
Difficulty for English speakers

Low
Can be written
- Pinyin: dong
- IPA: [tʊŋ]
- Zhuyin: ㄉㄨㄥ
- Wade-Giles: tung
Linguistic description

voiceless unaspirated dental plosive
high back rounded
voiced velar nasal

The pinyin "dong" is a Mandarin Chinese syllable. It is composed of the initial "d-" and the final "-ong".