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Re:Why Chinese Is So Damn Hard (1992) by wisty on Tuesday April 22, 2014 @01:02AM (#7625904)
It's not that easy. 灯 is pronounced "dang", not "ding". 汀 is "ting". Phonetic components only indicate "sounds like". And not all those examples you gave had the same tone.

Having phonetic components makes it easier (if you like cryptic crosswords), but not easy.

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Re:Why Chinese Is So Damn Hard (1992) by dferlemann on Tuesday April 22, 2014 @07:43AM (#7627045)
As a Chinese, I thought 灯 is pronounced "deng." If it makes "dang" sound, my mom would beat the shit out of me.
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Re:Why Chinese Is So Damn Hard (1992) by wisty on Tuesday April 22, 2014 @09:48AM (#7627584)
Sorry, you're right. Deng. I have trouble telling eng / ang apart.
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