{"id":896,"date":"2022-06-27T15:47:07","date_gmt":"2022-06-27T15:47:07","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/tiffanysmandarin.com\/?p=896"},"modified":"2023-10-23T14:58:27","modified_gmt":"2023-10-23T06:58:27","slug":"hanyupinyin1","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/tiffanysmandarin.com\/index.php\/2022\/06\/27\/hanyupinyin1\/","title":{"rendered":"Hanyu Pinyin Initials Part 1"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"ez-toc-container\" class=\"ez-toc-v2_0_82_1 ez-toc-wrap-left counter-hierarchy ez-toc-counter ez-toc-white ez-toc-container-direction\">\n<div class=\"ez-toc-title-container\">\n<p class=\"ez-toc-title\" style=\"cursor:inherit\">Table of Contents<\/p>\n<span class=\"ez-toc-title-toggle\"><a href=\"#\" class=\"ez-toc-pull-right ez-toc-btn ez-toc-btn-xs ez-toc-btn-default ez-toc-toggle\" aria-label=\"Toggle Table of Content\"><span class=\"ez-toc-js-icon-con\"><span class=\"\"><span class=\"eztoc-hide\" style=\"display:none;\">Toggle<\/span><span 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href=\"https:\/\/tiffanysmandarin.com\/index.php\/2022\/06\/27\/hanyupinyin1\/#Mastering_the_11_Initials\" >Mastering the 11 Initials<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-2\" href=\"https:\/\/tiffanysmandarin.com\/index.php\/2022\/06\/27\/hanyupinyin1\/#b_p_m_f\" >b p m f<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-3\" href=\"https:\/\/tiffanysmandarin.com\/index.php\/2022\/06\/27\/hanyupinyin1\/#d_t_n_l\" >d t n l<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-4\" href=\"https:\/\/tiffanysmandarin.com\/index.php\/2022\/06\/27\/hanyupinyin1\/#g_k_h\" >g k h<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/nav><\/div>\n\n<div style=\"height:13px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading has-text-align-center\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Mastering_the_11_Initials\"><\/span><mark style=\"background-color:rgba(0, 0, 0, 0);color:#b05757\" class=\"has-inline-color\">Mastering the 11 Initials<\/mark><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-table\"><table><tbody><tr><td class=\"has-text-align-center\" data-align=\"center\"><strong>b<\/strong><br><audio id=\"b\" src=\"https:\/\/tiffanysmandarin.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/b.m4a\"><\/audio><button class=\"sound-icon\" onclick=\"document.getElementById('b').play()\">\ud83d\udd0a<\/button><\/td><td class=\"has-text-align-center\" data-align=\"center\"><strong>p<\/strong><br><audio id=\"p\" src=\"https:\/\/tiffanysmandarin.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/p.m4a\"><\/audio><button class=\"sound-icon\" onclick=\"document.getElementById('p').play()\">\ud83d\udd0a<\/button><\/td><td class=\"has-text-align-center\" data-align=\"center\"><strong>m<\/strong><br><audio id=\"m\" src=\"https:\/\/tiffanysmandarin.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/m.m4a\"><\/audio><button class=\"sound-icon\" onclick=\"document.getElementById('m').play()\">\ud83d\udd0a<\/button><\/td><td class=\"has-text-align-center\" data-align=\"center\"><strong>f<\/strong><br><audio id=\"f\" src=\"https:\/\/tiffanysmandarin.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/f.m4a\"><\/audio><button class=\"sound-icon\" onclick=\"document.getElementById('f').play()\">\ud83d\udd0a<\/button><\/td><td class=\"has-text-align-center\" data-align=\"center\"><strong>d<\/strong><br><audio id=\"d\" src=\"https:\/\/tiffanysmandarin.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/d.m4a\"><\/audio><button class=\"sound-icon\" onclick=\"document.getElementById('d').play()\">\ud83d\udd0a<\/button><\/td><td class=\"has-text-align-center\" data-align=\"center\"><strong>t<\/strong><br><audio id=\"t\" src=\"https:\/\/tiffanysmandarin.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/t.m4a\"><\/audio><button class=\"sound-icon\" onclick=\"document.getElementById('t').play()\">\ud83d\udd0a<\/button><\/td><\/tr><tr><td class=\"has-text-align-center\" data-align=\"center\"><strong>n<\/strong><br><audio id=\"n\" src=\"https:\/\/tiffanysmandarin.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/n.m4a\"><\/audio><button class=\"sound-icon\" onclick=\"document.getElementById('n').play()\">\ud83d\udd0a<\/button><\/td><td class=\"has-text-align-center\" data-align=\"center\"><strong>l<\/strong><br><audio id=\"l\" src=\"https:\/\/tiffanysmandarin.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/l.m4a\"><\/audio><button class=\"sound-icon\" onclick=\"document.getElementById('l').play()\">\ud83d\udd0a<\/button><\/td><td class=\"has-text-align-center\" data-align=\"center\"><strong>g<\/strong><br><audio id=\"g\" src=\"https:\/\/tiffanysmandarin.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/g.m4a\"><\/audio><button class=\"sound-icon\" onclick=\"document.getElementById('g').play()\">\ud83d\udd0a<\/button><\/td><td class=\"has-text-align-center\" data-align=\"center\"><strong>k<\/strong><br><audio id=\"k\" src=\"https:\/\/tiffanysmandarin.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/k.m4a\"><\/audio><button class=\"sound-icon\" onclick=\"document.getElementById('k').play()\">\ud83d\udd0a<\/button><\/td><td class=\"has-text-align-center\" data-align=\"center\"><strong>h<\/strong><br><audio id=\"h\" src=\"https:\/\/tiffanysmandarin.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/h.m4a\"><\/audio><button class=\"sound-icon\" onclick=\"document.getElementById('h').play()\">\ud83d\udd0a<\/button><\/td><td class=\"has-text-align-center\" data-align=\"center\"><\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:33px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"b_p_m_f\"><\/span><mark style=\"background-color:rgba(0, 0, 0, 0);color:#b05757\" class=\"has-inline-color\">b p m f<\/mark><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-not-stacked-on-mobile is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-9d6595d7 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:0%\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:100%\">\n<p><audio id=\"b\" src=\"https:\/\/tiffanysmandarin.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/b.m4a\"><\/audio><button class=\"sound-icon\" onclick=\"document.getElementById('b').play()\">\ud83d\udd0a<\/button> <strong>b:<\/strong> Like the &#8220;p&#8221; sound of English word &#8220;s<mark style=\"background-color:rgba(0, 0, 0, 0)\" class=\"has-inline-color has-vivid-cyan-blue-color\">p<\/mark>eak.&#8221;  \/ no air comes out  <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><audio id=\"p\" src=\"https:\/\/tiffanysmandarin.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/p.m4a\"><\/audio><button class=\"sound-icon\" onclick=\"document.getElementById('p').play()\">\ud83d\udd0a<\/button> <strong>p: <\/strong>Like the &#8220;p&#8221; sound of English word &#8220;<mark style=\"background-color:rgba(0, 0, 0, 0)\" class=\"has-inline-color has-vivid-cyan-blue-color\">p<\/mark>ull.&#8221; \/ air comes out<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><audio id=\"m\" src=\"https:\/\/tiffanysmandarin.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/m.m4a\"><\/audio><button class=\"sound-icon\" onclick=\"document.getElementById('m').play()\">\ud83d\udd0a<\/button> <strong>m:<\/strong> Like the &#8220;m&#8221; sound of English word &#8220;<mark style=\"background-color:rgba(0, 0, 0, 0)\" class=\"has-inline-color has-vivid-cyan-blue-color\">m<\/mark>oon.&#8221; \/ no air comes out  \/ nasal <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><audio id=\"f\" src=\"https:\/\/tiffanysmandarin.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/f.m4a\"><\/audio><button class=\"sound-icon\" onclick=\"document.getElementById('f').play()\">\ud83d\udd0a<\/button> <strong>f: <\/strong>Like the &#8220;f&#8221; sound of English word &#8220;<mark style=\"background-color:rgba(0, 0, 0, 0)\" class=\"has-inline-color has-vivid-cyan-blue-color\">f<\/mark>urther.&#8221; \/ no air comes out <\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>When above initials are combined with &#8220;o&#8221;, there is actually a short &#8220;<mark style=\"background-color:rgba(0, 0, 0, 0)\" class=\"has-inline-color has-pale-pink-color\">u<\/mark>&#8221; sound in between. Therefore, the syllable &#8220;bo&#8221; actually sounds like &#8220;b<mark style=\"background-color:rgba(0, 0, 0, 0)\" class=\"has-inline-color has-pale-pink-color\">u<\/mark>o&#8221;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-9d6595d7 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:330px\">\n<p>ba<mark style=\"background-color:rgba(0, 0, 0, 0)\" class=\"has-inline-color has-white-color\">&#8230;<\/mark>bi<mark style=\"background-color:rgba(0, 0, 0, 0)\" class=\"has-inline-color has-white-color\">&#8230;<\/mark>bo<mark style=\"background-color:rgba(0, 0, 0, 0)\" class=\"has-inline-color has-white-color\">&#8230;<\/mark>pi<mark style=\"background-color:rgba(0, 0, 0, 0)\" class=\"has-inline-color has-white-color\">&#8230;<\/mark>po<mark style=\"background-color:rgba(0, 0, 0, 0)\" class=\"has-inline-color has-white-color\">&#8230;<\/mark>pu <br>(feel free to adjust the speed by yourself)<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-audio\"><audio controls src=\"https:\/\/tiffanysmandarin.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/babi.m4a\"><\/audio><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>ma<mark style=\"background-color:rgba(0, 0, 0, 0)\" class=\"has-inline-color has-white-color\">&#8230;<\/mark>mo<mark style=\"background-color:rgba(0, 0, 0, 0)\" class=\"has-inline-color has-white-color\">&#8230;<\/mark>mi<mark style=\"background-color:rgba(0, 0, 0, 0)\" class=\"has-inline-color has-white-color\">&#8230;<\/mark>fu<mark style=\"background-color:rgba(0, 0, 0, 0)\" class=\"has-inline-color has-white-color\">&#8230;<\/mark>fo<mark style=\"background-color:rgba(0, 0, 0, 0)\" class=\"has-inline-color has-white-color\">&#8230;<\/mark>fa<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-audio\"><audio controls src=\"https:\/\/tiffanysmandarin.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/mamo.m4a\"><\/audio><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:50px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"d_t_n_l\"><\/span><mark style=\"background-color:rgba(0, 0, 0, 0);color:#b05757\" class=\"has-inline-color\">d t n l<\/mark><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-not-stacked-on-mobile is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-9d6595d7 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:0%\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:100%\">\n<p><audio id=\"d\" src=\"https:\/\/tiffanysmandarin.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/d.m4a\"><\/audio><button class=\"sound-icon\" onclick=\"document.getElementById('d').play()\">\ud83d\udd0a<\/button> <strong>d: <\/strong>Like the &#8220;t&#8221; sound of English word &#8220;s<mark style=\"background-color:rgba(0, 0, 0, 0)\" class=\"has-inline-color has-vivid-cyan-blue-color\">t<\/mark>one.&#8221;  \/ no air comes out  <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><audio id=\"t\" src=\"https:\/\/tiffanysmandarin.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/t.m4a\"><\/audio><button class=\"sound-icon\" onclick=\"document.getElementById('t').play()\">\ud83d\udd0a<\/button> <strong>t: <\/strong>Like the &#8220;t&#8221; sound of English word &#8220;<mark style=\"background-color:rgba(0, 0, 0, 0)\" class=\"has-inline-color has-vivid-cyan-blue-color\">t<\/mark>all.&#8221; \/ air comes out<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><audio id=\"n\" src=\"https:\/\/tiffanysmandarin.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/n.m4a\"><\/audio><button class=\"sound-icon\" onclick=\"document.getElementById('n').play()\">\ud83d\udd0a<\/button> <strong>n:<\/strong> Like the &#8220;n&#8221; sound of English word &#8220;<mark style=\"background-color:rgba(0, 0, 0, 0)\" class=\"has-inline-color has-vivid-cyan-blue-color\">n<\/mark>ow.&#8221; \/ no air comes out \/ nasal <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><audio id=\"l\" src=\"https:\/\/tiffanysmandarin.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/l.m4a\"><\/audio><button class=\"sound-icon\" onclick=\"document.getElementById('l').play()\">\ud83d\udd0a<\/button> <strong>l: <\/strong>Like the &#8220;l&#8221; sound of English word &#8220;<mark style=\"background-color:rgba(0, 0, 0, 0)\" class=\"has-inline-color has-vivid-cyan-blue-color\">l<\/mark>oud.&#8221; \/ no air comes out <\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>When pronounce above initials d, t, n, the tip of the tongue should touch the gum of the upper teeth.<br>When pronounce l, the tip of the tongue needs to touch the palate.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-9d6595d7 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:330px\">\n<p>da<mark style=\"background-color:rgba(0, 0, 0, 0)\" class=\"has-inline-color has-white-color\">&#8230;<\/mark>di<mark style=\"background-color:rgba(0, 0, 0, 0)\" class=\"has-inline-color has-white-color\">&#8230;<\/mark>du<mark style=\"background-color:rgba(0, 0, 0, 0)\" class=\"has-inline-color has-white-color\">&#8230;<\/mark>ta<mark style=\"background-color:rgba(0, 0, 0, 0)\" class=\"has-inline-color has-white-color\">&#8230;<\/mark>ti<mark style=\"background-color:rgba(0, 0, 0, 0)\" class=\"has-inline-color has-white-color\">&#8230;<\/mark>tu<br>(feel free to adjust the speed by yourself)<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-audio\"><audio controls src=\"https:\/\/tiffanysmandarin.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/dadi.m4a\"><\/audio><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>na<mark style=\"background-color:rgba(0, 0, 0, 0)\" class=\"has-inline-color has-white-color\">&#8230;<\/mark>ni<mark style=\"background-color:rgba(0, 0, 0, 0)\" class=\"has-inline-color has-white-color\">&#8230;<\/mark>nu<mark style=\"background-color:rgba(0, 0, 0, 0)\" class=\"has-inline-color has-white-color\">&#8230;<\/mark>la<mark style=\"background-color:rgba(0, 0, 0, 0)\" class=\"has-inline-color has-white-color\">&#8230;<\/mark>li<mark style=\"background-color:rgba(0, 0, 0, 0)\" class=\"has-inline-color has-white-color\">&#8230;<\/mark>lu<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-audio\"><audio controls src=\"https:\/\/tiffanysmandarin.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/nani.m4a\"><\/audio><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:50px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"g_k_h\"><\/span><mark style=\"background-color:rgba(0, 0, 0, 0);color:#b05757\" class=\"has-inline-color\">g k h<\/mark><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-not-stacked-on-mobile is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-9d6595d7 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:0%\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:100%\">\n<p><audio id=\"g\" src=\"https:\/\/tiffanysmandarin.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/g.m4a\"><\/audio><button class=\"sound-icon\" onclick=\"document.getElementById('g').play()\">\ud83d\udd0a<\/button> <strong>g:<\/strong> Like the &#8220;k&#8221; sound of English word &#8220;s<mark style=\"background-color:rgba(0, 0, 0, 0)\" class=\"has-inline-color has-vivid-cyan-blue-color\">k<\/mark>y.&#8221;  \/ no air comes out  <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><audio id=\"k\" src=\"https:\/\/tiffanysmandarin.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/k.m4a\"><\/audio><button class=\"sound-icon\" onclick=\"document.getElementById('k').play()\">\ud83d\udd0a<\/button> <strong>k:<\/strong> Like the &#8220;c&#8221; sound of English word &#8220;<mark style=\"background-color:rgba(0, 0, 0, 0)\" class=\"has-inline-color has-vivid-cyan-blue-color\">c<\/mark>urse.&#8221; \/ air comes out<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><audio id=\"h\" src=\"https:\/\/tiffanysmandarin.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/h.m4a\"><\/audio><button class=\"sound-icon\" onclick=\"document.getElementById('h').play()\">\ud83d\udd0a<\/button> <strong>h:<\/strong> Like the &#8220;h&#8221; sound of English word &#8220;<mark style=\"background-color:rgba(0, 0, 0, 0)\" class=\"has-inline-color has-vivid-cyan-blue-color\">h<\/mark>urt.&#8221; \/ no air comes out <\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>When pronounce above initials g and k, the back of tongue is raised <mark style=\"background-color:rgba(0, 0, 0, 0)\" class=\"has-inline-color has-pale-pink-color\">against<\/mark> the soft palate. <br>When pronounce above initials h, the back of tongue is <mark style=\"background-color:rgba(0, 0, 0, 0)\" class=\"has-inline-color has-pale-pink-color\">raised<\/mark> towards the soft palate. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-9d6595d7 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