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Re:Interactive IPA Chart by timothyg on Thursday May 06, 2021 @02:42PM (#27067476)
The latter two are distinguished in Mandarin Chinese, the difference between ‘q’ and ‘ch’ in Pinyin.
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Re:Interactive IPA Chart by thaumasiotes on Thursday May 06, 2021 @03:23PM (#27067955)
Note that that isn't the only difference between the Mandarin sounds. Pinyin "q" is also a laminal consonant, not an apical one.
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