MEotW: hǎohāo[r]

The Mandarin Expression of the Week is:

• hǎohāo[r]

Are Chinese characters the ultimate clarifiers of meaning in Mandarin? Also, what is the correct way to pronounce Mandarin’s “r” sound?

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Chinese Pronunciation | Sinosplice Link Added to Articles Short Link Page

The following link has been added to the Articles (tiandi.info/articles) short link page:

• Chinese Pronunciation | Sinosplice
  Using Pīnyīn and specific information about the anatomy of speech (how we should use the tongue, lips, etc.), this excellent worldly web resource addresses some common misconceptions regarding the pronunciations of Mandarin Chinese speech sounds. Applying this information can help us to really sound like a native Mandarin speaker.
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Standard Mandarin 2 Released

Standard Mandarin is a computer program created by Br. Joel Hansen that helps people to learn Mandarin pronunciation. The Links file has included a link for Standard Mandarin for a long time, and now a new version, version 2, is available. So, this updated description for Standard Mandarin will appear in the next update to the Links file:

http://www.standardmandarin.dk/

The official home of Standard Mandarin, a Windows / Mac OS X program with audio, visual, and text aids to help with pronunciation. Be sure to fill out the form on the website for requesting a download link, and mention that you learned about the site from this Links file so that you will be emailed a link for a free download.

Note that Standard Mandarin is now at version 2.x.

More information on Standard Mandarin can be found at http://www.standardmandarin.com/. However, make sure you go to http://www.standardmandarin.dk/ to fill out a form to request a link for a free download, mentioning that you learned about the site from the Links file, as mentioned above.