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Pinyin The Final R Sound

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ID: TPP0013 Newbie
  Having covered every section in the ChinesePod Pronunciation Guide and ChinesePod Pinyin Chart, you might have thought this series had come to an end. But no, in this supplementary lesson John and Jenny sail into uncharted pirate-infested territory, discussing er-hua, the final R sound you hear in Mandarin.
Tue Sep 22 2009 | Jenny, John
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儿化音
érhuàyīn
The "curled r" syllable.
北京
Běijīng
Beijing
ji
jir
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