{"id":12688,"date":"2020-02-19T05:03:10","date_gmt":"2020-02-19T05:03:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.digmandarin.com\/?p=12688"},"modified":"2024-05-18T02:43:20","modified_gmt":"2024-05-18T02:43:20","slug":"how-to-pronounce-j-q-x-in-chinese-pinyin","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.digmandarin.com\/how-to-pronounce-j-q-x-in-chinese-pinyin.html","title":{"rendered":"How to pronounce [j]\/[q]\/[x] in Chinese Pinyin"},"content":{"rendered":"<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"how-to-pronounce-j\">How to pronounce [j]:<\/h2>\n\n\n<div id=\"mp3jWrap_0\" class=\"mjp-s-wrapper s-graphic unsel-mjp \" style=\"font-size:18px;\"><span id=\"playpause_wrap_mp3j_0\" class=\"wrap_inline_mp3j\" style=\"font-weight:700;\"><span class=\"gfxbutton_mp3j play-mjp\" id=\"playpause_mp3j_0\" style=\"font-size:18px;\">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<\/span>&nbsp;<span class=\"group_wrap\"><span class=\"bars_mp3j\"><span class=\"loadB_mp3j\" id=\"load_mp3j_0\"><\/span><span class=\"posbarB_mp3j\" id=\"posbar_mp3j_0\"><\/span><\/span><span class=\"T_mp3j\" id=\"T_mp3j_0\" style=\"font-size:18px;\">j<\/span><span class=\"indi_mp3j\" style=\"font-size:12.6px;\" id=\"statusMI_0\"><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/div><span class=\"s-nosolution\" id=\"mp3j_nosolution_0\" style=\"display:none;\"><\/span><script>\nMP3jPLAYLISTS.inline_0 = [\n\t{ name: \"j\", formats: [\"mp3\"], mp3: \"aHR0cHM6Ly93d3cuZGlnbWFuZGFyaW4uY29tL3dwLWNvbnRlbnQvdXBsb2Fkcy8yMDIwLzAyL2oubXAz\", counterpart:\"\", artist: \"\", image: \"\", imgurl: \"\" }\n];\n<\/script>\n\n<script>MP3jPLAYERS[0] = { list: MP3jPLAYLISTS.inline_0, tr:0, type:'single', lstate:'', loop:false, play_txt:'&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;', pause_txt:'&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;', pp_title:'', autoplay:false, download:false, vol:100, height:'' };<\/script>\n\n\n\n<p>Press the tip of your tongue against the back of your lower teeth, raise the front of your tongue to contact the hard palate, and then squeeze the airflow out through the passage thus made without vibration of the vocal cord. The sound of [j] sounds kind of like \u201cj\u201d in the English word \u201cjeep\u201d or \u201cjump,\u201d but softer, with the tongue touching the lower front teeth.<\/p>\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"how-to-pronounce-q\">How to pronounce [q]:<\/h2>\n\n\n<div id=\"mp3jWrap_1\" class=\"mjp-s-wrapper s-graphic unsel-mjp \" style=\"font-size:18px;\"><span id=\"playpause_wrap_mp3j_1\" class=\"wrap_inline_mp3j\" style=\"font-weight:700;\"><span class=\"gfxbutton_mp3j play-mjp\" id=\"playpause_mp3j_1\" style=\"font-size:18px;\">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<\/span>&nbsp;<span class=\"group_wrap\"><span class=\"bars_mp3j\"><span class=\"loadB_mp3j\" id=\"load_mp3j_1\"><\/span><span class=\"posbarB_mp3j\" id=\"posbar_mp3j_1\"><\/span><\/span><span class=\"T_mp3j\" id=\"T_mp3j_1\" style=\"font-size:18px;\">q<\/span><span class=\"indi_mp3j\" style=\"font-size:12.6px;\" id=\"statusMI_1\"><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/div><span class=\"s-nosolution\" id=\"mp3j_nosolution_1\" style=\"display:none;\"><\/span><script>\nMP3jPLAYLISTS.inline_1 = [\n\t{ name: \"q\", formats: [\"mp3\"], mp3: \"aHR0cHM6Ly93d3cuZGlnbWFuZGFyaW4uY29tL3dwLWNvbnRlbnQvdXBsb2Fkcy8yMDIwLzAyL3EubXAz\", counterpart:\"\", artist: \"\", image: \"\", imgurl: \"\" }\n];\n<\/script>\n\n<script>MP3jPLAYERS[1] = { list: MP3jPLAYLISTS.inline_1, tr:0, type:'single', lstate:'', loop:false, play_txt:'&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;', pause_txt:'&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;', pp_title:'', autoplay:false, download:false, vol:100, height:'' };<\/script>\n\n\n\n<p>The position of articulation is the same as that of [j] but it requires strong aspiration without vibration of the vocal cord. The sound of [q] kind of sounds like \u201cch\u201d in the English word \u201ccheat\u201d or &#8220;cheese,&#8221; but softer, with the tongue touching the lower front teeth.<\/p>\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"how-to-pronounce-x\">How to pronounce [x]:<\/h2>\n\n\n<div id=\"mp3jWrap_2\" class=\"mjp-s-wrapper s-graphic unsel-mjp \" style=\"font-size:18px;\"><span id=\"playpause_wrap_mp3j_2\" class=\"wrap_inline_mp3j\" style=\"font-weight:700;\"><span class=\"gfxbutton_mp3j play-mjp\" id=\"playpause_mp3j_2\" style=\"font-size:18px;\">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<\/span>&nbsp;<span class=\"group_wrap\"><span class=\"bars_mp3j\"><span class=\"loadB_mp3j\" id=\"load_mp3j_2\"><\/span><span class=\"posbarB_mp3j\" id=\"posbar_mp3j_2\"><\/span><\/span><span class=\"T_mp3j\" id=\"T_mp3j_2\" style=\"font-size:18px;\">x<\/span><span class=\"indi_mp3j\" style=\"font-size:12.6px;\" id=\"statusMI_2\"><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/div><span class=\"s-nosolution\" id=\"mp3j_nosolution_2\" style=\"display:none;\"><\/span><script>\nMP3jPLAYLISTS.inline_2 = [\n\t{ name: \"x\", formats: [\"mp3\"], mp3: \"aHR0cHM6Ly93d3cuZGlnbWFuZGFyaW4uY29tL3dwLWNvbnRlbnQvdXBsb2Fkcy8yMDIwLzAyL3gubXAz\", counterpart:\"\", artist: \"\", image: \"\", imgurl: \"\" }\n];\n<\/script>\n\n<script>MP3jPLAYERS[2] = { list: MP3jPLAYLISTS.inline_2, tr:0, type:'single', lstate:'', loop:false, play_txt:'&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;', pause_txt:'&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;', pp_title:'', autoplay:false, download:false, vol:100, height:'' };<\/script>\n\n\n\n<p>Put the tip of your tongue against the back of the lower teeth, raise the front of your tongue near the hard palate, and then squeeze the airflow out without the vibration of the vocal cord. The sound of [x] kind of sounds like the \u201csh\u201d in the English word \u201csheep\u201d, but softer, with the tongue touching the lower front teeth.<\/p>\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"the-similarities\">The Similarities:<\/h2>\n\n\n<p>1. [j] [q] [x] are all voiceless initials.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>2. Finals: [j] [q] [x] can only be combined\nwith \u201ci\u201d, \u201c\u00fc\u201d or compounds made by them.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>3. When \u201c\u00fc\u201d is combined with [j] [q] [x],\nthe two dots should be omitted.<\/p>\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"the-differences\">The Differences:<\/h2>\n\n\n<p>1. Articulation: [j] [q] are palatal affricate\nwhile [x] is palatal fricative.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>2. Aspiration: [j]\uff1c[x]\uff1c[q]\n\n\n\n[j] is unaspirated while [q] is aspirated.\nThe amount of air released by [x] is in between [j] and [q]. <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>How to pronounce [j]: Press the tip of your tongue against the back of your lower teeth, raise the front of your tongue to contact the hard palate, and then squeeze the airflow out through the passage thus made without vibration of the vocal cord. 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