Tao

Syllable: "tao"

Composition

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

Low
Can be written
- Pinyin: tao
- IPA: [tʰɑʊ̯]
- Zhuyin: ㄊㄠ
- Wade-Giles: t'ao
Linguistic description

voiceless aspirated dental plosive
low back unrounded
diphthong

The pinyin "tao" is a Mandarin Chinese syllable. It is composed of the initial "t-" and the final "-ao". [[ipa::[tʰɑʊ̯]| ]]