Comparison of initial and final endings in
Sino-Korean, Mandarin, and Chinese
Hana Kang
*
and
Richard VanNess Simmons
1
1
Department 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
병
byeong
[bjʌŋ]
病
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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