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輔音／子音
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| IPA |
範例 |
漢語描述
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b
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buy, cab
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濁音的ㄅ；閩南語「閩」
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d
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dye, cad
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濁音的ㄉ；吳語「甜」
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ð
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thy, breathe, father |
無此音
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dʒ
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giant, badge, jam |
無此音；衢州話「陳」
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f
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phi, caff, fan |
同漢語ㄈ
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ɡ (
ɡ)[1]
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guy, bag
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濁音的ㄍ；閩南語「五」、吳語「共」
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h
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high, ahead |
喉音的ㄏ；閩南語和粵語的「海」
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j
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yes, yacht |
同漢語「雲」、「以」的開頭
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k
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sky, crack
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同漢語ㄍ或ㄎ
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l
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lie, sly, gal
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同漢語ㄌ
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m
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my, smile, cam
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同漢語ㄇ
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n
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nigh, snide, can
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同漢語ㄋ，或ㄢ、ㄣ的結尾
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ŋ
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sang, sink, singer |
同漢語ㄤ、ㄥ的結尾
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ŋɡ
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finger, anger
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θ
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thigh, math
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無此音
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p
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pie, spy, cap
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同漢語ㄅ或ㄆ
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r
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rye, try, very[2]
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類似ㄖ或兒化音
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s
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sigh, mass
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同漢語ㄙ
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ʃ
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shy, cash, emotion |
類似漢語ㄒㄩ
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t
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tie, sty, cat, atom |
同漢語ㄉ或ㄊ
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tʃ
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China, catch
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類似漢語ㄑㄩ
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v
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vie, have
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濁音的ㄈ；吳語「飯」
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w
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wye, swine |
同漢語ㄨ作為輔音
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hw
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why[3]
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z
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zoo, has
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濁音的ㄙ
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ʒ
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pleasure, vision, beige[4]
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無此音；衢州話「床」
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| 罕見輔音
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x
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ugh, loch, Chanukah[5]
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同漢語ㄏ
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ʔ
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uh-oh
/ˈʌʔoʊ/
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「西安」的「安」的開頭
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元音／母音
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| IPA |
完全元音 |
……後面接 R
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ɑː
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baht, father, bra
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ɑr
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bard, barn, snarl, star（
/ɑːr./ 亦可）
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ɒ
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pod, John, doll
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ɒr
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moral, forage
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æ
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pad, shall, ban
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ær
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barrow, marry
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aɪ
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ride, file, fine, pie
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aɪər
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fire (
/aɪr./)
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aʊ
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loud, foul, down, how
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aʊər
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hour (
/aʊr./)
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ɛ
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bed, fell, men
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ɛr
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error, merry
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eɪ
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made, fail, vein, pay
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ɛər
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scared, scarce, cairn, Mary (
/eɪr./)
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ɪ
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lid, fill, bin
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ɪr
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mirror, Sirius
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iː
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seed, feel, mean, sea
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ɪər
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beard, fierce, serious (
/iːr./)
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ɔː
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Maud, dawn, fall, straw
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ɔr
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born, for, aural (
/ɔːr./)
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ɔɪ
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void, foil, coin, boy
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ɔɪər
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loir, coir (
/ɔɪr./)
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oʊ
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code, foal, bone, go
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ɔər
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boar, more, oral (
/oʊr./)
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ʊ
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good, full, woman
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ʊr
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courier
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uː
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food, fool, soon, chew
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ʊər
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boor, moor, tourist (
/uːr./)
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juː
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cued, cute, mule, tune, queue
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jʊər
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cure
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ʌ
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mud, dull, gun
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ʌr
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borough, hurry
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ɜr
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word, girl, fern, furry (
/ɝː/)
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弱化元音
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ə
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Rosa’s, a mission
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ər
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perform（
/ɚ/ 亦可）
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ɨ
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roses, emission （
ɪ 或
ə）
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ən
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button
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ɵ
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omission （
oʊ 或
ə）
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əm
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rhythm
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ʉ
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beautiful, curriculum (
[jʉ]) （
ʊ 或
ə）
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əl
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bottle
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i
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serious （
ɪ 或
iː）
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ᵊ, ⁱ
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（元音經常弱化：nasturtium）
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重音
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音節劃分
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| IPA |
範例
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IPA |
範例
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ˈ
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intonation
/ˌɪntɵˈneɪʃən/,
battleship
/ˈbætəlʃɪp/
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shellfish
/ˈʃɛl.fɪʃ/, selfish
/ˈsɛlf.ɨʃ/
nitrate
/ˈnaɪ.treɪt/, night-rate
/ˈnaɪt.reɪt/
hire
/ˈhaɪər/, higher
/ˈhaɪ.ər/
moai
/ˈmoʊ.aɪ/, Windhoek
/ˈvɪnt.hʊk/
Vancouveria
/væn.kuːˈvɪəriə/
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