Pronunciation

Consonants

Chinese stops distinguish aspirated and unaspirated, not voiceless and voiced as in English. So p, t, and k should be pronounced with a puff of air.

b
as in ball or spall

c
as in rats

ch
as in chore

d
as in do or stew

f
as in fun

g
as in gang

h
as in her

j
as in jeer

k
as in king

l
as in lease

m
as in mow

n
as in none

ng
as in sing

p
as in pit

q
as in cheap

r
as in genre or fair

s
as in sag

sh
as in shoot

t
as in tongue

w
as in wing, but silent in wu

x
as in sheep

y
as in yet, but silent in yi, yu

z
as in red zebra

zh
as in jungle