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Re: Bopomofo and pinyin

From:DOUGLAS KOLLER <laokou@...>
Date:Tuesday, January 25, 2000, 2:05
From: "BP Jonsson

> Suppose one would instead indicate (phonological )lowness in the first > phase of the tone by doubling the vowel, but lowness in the second phase
by
> {h}. One would then get: > > 1: HH -- ma > 2: LH -- maa > 3: LL (HLH) -- maah > 4: HL -- mah
Again, maybe for dictionary entries, but a whole page (or even a sentence)? ma2fan2, troublesome, then becomes maafaan. hua4zhan3, picture exhibition, huahzhaahn. Kou