Difference between revisions of "Jiong"

Revision as of 08:55, 5 January 2015

Composition

Initial: j-
Final: -iong
May be confused with
Difficulty for English speakers

High
Can be written
- Pinyin: jiong
- IPA: [tɕi̯ʊŋ]
- Zhuyin: ㄐㄩㄥ
- Wade-Giles: chiung
Linguistic description

voiceless unaspirated alveolo-palatal affricate
glide
high back rounded
voiced velar nasal

The pinyin "jiong" is a Mandarin Chinese syllable. It is composed of the initial "j-" and the final "-iong".