Chinese languages - Dialects, Mandarin, Writing | Britannica
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WEBChinese languages - Dialects, Mandarin, Writing: The pronunciation of Modern Standard Chinese is based on the Beijing dialect, which is of the Northern, or Mandarin, type. It employs about 1,300 different syllables. There are 22 initial consonants, including stops (made with momentary, complete closure in the vocal tract), affricates (beginning as stops but ending with incomplete closure ...
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