Pao

Syllable: "pao"

Composition

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

Low
Can be written
- Pinyin: pao
- IPA: [pʰɑʊ̯]
- Zhuyin: ㄆㄠ
- Wade-Giles: p'ao
Linguistic description

voiceless aspirated bilabial plosive
low back unrounded
diphthong

The pinyin "pao" is a Mandarin Chinese syllable. It is composed of the initial "p-" and the final "-ao". [[ipa::[pʰɑʊ̯]| ]]