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The Rutgers Scholar, electronic journal, Undergraduate Education, undergraduate research

Comparison of initial and final endings in
Sino-Korean, Mandarin, and Chinese

Hana Kang* and Richard VanNess Simmons1
1Department of Asian Languages and Cultures,
Rutgers University, New Brunswick, New Jersey, 08901

*Rutgers Undergraduate Research Fellow

Keywords: Sino-Korean, Mandarin, Cantonese, historical phonology



Table 15 Plosive [pʰ] and [b]


Korean
(Hankul)
Hankul Romanization Korean IPA Chinese Characters Mandarin Pinyin Mandarin IPA Cantonese IPA English Meaning
[b]   [p] [p]
박사 Baksa [bagza] 博士 bo2shi4 [po2ʂʅ5] [pɔk7bsi6] doctor’s degree
byeong [bjʌŋ] bing4 [piŋ5] [pɛɔk6] sickness
[b]   [pʰ] [p]  
박수 Baksu [bagzu] 拍手 pai1shou3 [pʰai1ʂou3] [paːk7bsɐ2] hand clapping
비평; bipyeong [bipjʌŋ] 批評 pi1ping2 [pʰi1pʰiŋ] [pɐi1piŋ4] criticism
[b]   [f] [f]  
부력 bulyeok [buljʌg] 浮力 fu2li4 [fu2li5] [fɐ4lik8] byoyancy
비방 bibang [bibaŋ] 誹謗 fei3bang4 [fəi3paŋ5] [fɛɔ2pɔŋ3] abuse
[pʰ]   [pʰ] [p]  
파견 pagyeon [pʰagjʌn] 派遣 pai4qian3 [pʰai5tɕʰiɛn3] [paːi1hin2] dispatch
파산 pasan [pʰazan] 破産 po4chan3 [pʰo5tʂʰan3] [pɔ3tsaːn2] bankruptcy
[pʰ]   [p] [p]  
포위 powi [powi] 包圍 bao1wei2 [pau1wəi2] [pau1wɐi4] a siege
표현 pyohyeon [pjohjʌn] 表現 biao3xian4 [piau3ɕiɛn5] [piu2jin6] expression
[pʰ]   [f] [f]  
풍만 pungman [pʰuŋman] 豊滿 feng1man3 [fəŋ1man3] [fuŋ1mun5] abundance
풍향 punghyang [pʰuŋhjaŋ] 風向 feng1xiang4 [fəŋ1ɕiaŋ5] [fuŋ1hʃŋ3] the direction of the wind


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