Talk:Chinese (Mandarin)/Pronunciation of Finals

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[edit] Question about finals with the added "r"

There seems to be a discrepancy between this and the (en.)wikipedia about the pronunciation of the finals with the added "r". For example, here it says

-air = [aɪɻ] as in ai + er

while http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pinyin#Pronunciation_of_finals describes

-air = [aɻ] as in ar

According to http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Standard_Mandarin#Finals:

As a noun suffix (Traditional: -兒, Simplified: -儿). The suffix combines with the final, and regular changes occur as a result. The following chart shows how the finals from the above chart are affected by the addition of this suffix: ... The attached /ɻ/ simply removes the codas /i/ and /n/, and removes the coda /ŋ/ by nasalizing the nucleus.

Anyone know if one or the other correct? 18.78.2.125 02:23, 29 June 2006 (UTC)

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