Comments on: Chinese pronunciation [ds'] of再(zài)?

By: Reanna

Reanna — Sun, 25 Oct 2009 03:26:39 +0000

you needn’t read it very clearly, almost everyone understand you in china.

By: Hongjing L

Hongjing L — Sun, 25 Oct 2009 03:26:39 +0000

In English, [ds'] is pronounced as [dz'], which is the same as the pronunciation of [z] in Chinese Pinyin and the Pinyin of子(zǐ). [z]
belongs to blade-alveolar. When pronouncing it, the bottom teeth bite gently to
stop the extension of the tongue’s tip, unaspirated. If the answer does not
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By: Elena S

Elena S — Sun, 25 Oct 2009 03:26:39 +0000

Chinese z is western dz…

By: MatthiasZ

MatthiasZ — Sun, 25 Oct 2009 03:26:39 +0000

for me it sounds very close to the English [dz] as in ‘beds’. There might be some minor differences though.