Long

Syllable: "long"

Composition

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

Low
Can be written
- Pinyin: long
- IPA: [lʊŋ]
- Zhuyin: ㄌㄨㄥ
- Wade-Giles: lung
Linguistic description

voiced dental approximant
high back rounded
voiced velar nasal

The pinyin "long" is a Mandarin Chinese syllable. It is composed of the initial "l-" and the final "-ong". [[ipa::[lʊŋ]| ]]