Qiong

Syllable: "qiong"

Composition

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

High
Can be written
- Pinyin: qiong
- IPA: [tɕʰi̯ʊŋ]
- Zhuyin: ㄑㄩㄥ
- Wade-Giles: ch'iung
Linguistic description

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

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