Mandarin Pronunciation Guide

The word for good in Mandarin Chinese is spelled hao using the Pinyin system. To learn how to pronounce it, find H in to top row of this chart. Find AO in either the left or right column. Then locate where the column and row intersect and you will see it is pronounced how.
A B C CH D E F G H J K L M N O P Q R S SH T W X Y Z ZH A ah bah tsah chah dah fah gah hah kah lah mah nah pah sah shah tah wah yah zah jah A

AI

eye

buy

tsigh

chigh

die

guy

high

kigh

lie

my

nigh

pie

sigh

shy

tie

wigh

zigh

jigh

AI

AN

ahn

bahn

tsahn

chahn

dahn

fahn

gahn

hahn

kahn

lahn

mahn

nahn

pahn

rahn

sahn

shahn

tahn

wahn

yahn

zahn

jahn

AN

ANG

ahn g

bahng

tsahng

chahng

dahng

fahng

gahng

hahng

kahng

lahng

mahng

nahng

pahng

rahng sahng

shahng

tahng wahng

yahng zahng

jahng

ANG

AO

ow

bow

tsow

chow

dow

gow

how

kow

lou

mou

now

pow

rou

saow

shou

tou

yow

zow

jow

AO

tsuh

chuh

duh

uh

guh

huh

kuh

luh

muh

nuh

ruh

suh

shuh

tuh

yeh

zuh

juh

EI

bay

(long.a )

fay

gay

hay

lay

may

nay

pay

shay

way

zay

jay

EI

EN

bun

tswun

chun

un

fun

gun

hun

kun

mun

nun

pun

wrun

sun

shuun

wun

zun

jun

EN

ENG

buung

tsuung

chuung

duung

ung

fuun g

guung

huung

kuung

luung

muung

nuung

puung

ruung suung

shuung

tuung

wuun g

zuung

juung

ENG

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bee beein

tsu

chr

dee deein

urh

jee jeeah jeein

lee leeah leein

me meein

nee neein

pee peein

tchee tcheeah tcheein

rr

suh

shr

tee teein

she sheeah sheein

ee

dzuh

jr

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beeo w beeeh bin beeng bwoh buu

tsoong tsoe tsu tswah n tsway tswun tswaw

choong choe chuu chwah chwie chwahn chwahn g chway chwun chwaw

deeow deeeh deeng deo/de w doong doe duu dwahn dway dwun dwaw

fwoh foe fuu

goong go guu gwah gwie gwahn gwahn g gway gwun gwaw

hoong hoe huu hwah hwie hwahn hwahn g hway hwun hwaw

jeeahng jeeow jeeeh jeen jeeng jeeohn g jeo/jew juu jwen jueh jwin

koong koe kuu kwah kwie kwahn kwahn g kway kwun kwaw

leeahn g leeow leeeh leen leeng leo/lew loong low luu lwahn lueh lwun lwaw

meeo w meeh meen meeng meo mwoh moe muu

neeahn g neeow neeeh neen neeng neo noong no nuu nwahn nueh nwaw

a w oh

peeo w peeeh peen peeng pwaw poe puu

tcheeahn g tcheeow tcheeeh tcheen tcheeng tcheo tchu tchwahn tchwun

show shuu shwah shwie shwahn shwahn g shway shwun shwaw

teeo w teeeh teeng toong toe tuu twahn tway twun twaw

waw wuu

sheeahn g sheeow sheeeh sheen sheeng sheeong sheo shu shwen shueh shwun

een eeng yaw yoon g yoe yuu ywen yueh ywun

zoong zoe zuu zwah n zway zwun zwaw

joong joe juu jwah jwie jwahn jwahn g jway juwun jwaw

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roong soong roe ruu rwah n rway rwun rwaw sow suu swah n sway suun swaw