Tiao

Syllable: "tiao"

Composition

Initial: t-
Final: -iao
May be confused with
Difficulty for English speakers

Low
Can be written
- Pinyin: tiao
- IPA: [tʰi̯ɑʊ̯]
- Zhuyin: ㄊㄧㄠ
- Wade-Giles: t'iao
Linguistic description

voiceless aspirated dental plosive
glide
low back unrounded
diphthong

The pinyin "tiao" is a Mandarin Chinese syllable. It is composed of the initial "t-" and the final "-iao".