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Re: OFF: More Pinyin reform...

From:Aidan Grey <urso@...>
Date:Monday, February 28, 2000, 2:50
Herman Miller wrote:


>Hmmm, I thought "iong" was pronounced [yN]. Is there a site that gives theIPA
>equivalent of Pinyin spelling? I've borrowed "maoxiong" (the word for giant
panda) into >Ludireo, and I'd prefer to use as near the correct pronunciation as
possible.

As best as I can explain it: xiong = /SyoN/  the S is palatized.

Aidan