Initials are bold / Finals are underlined / Suggested English words are highlighted – sometimes, two words are used with a dot ( · ) in-between, to be read as one / Italic characters are meant to be silent
(Work-in-progress)
o | ou | ong | ||||
a | ao | reference “ao” | – | – | ||
b | bo | b·wore | – | – | ||
c | – | – | cou | its·owe | cong | its·owing |
ch | – | – | chou | ch·owe | chong | ch·owing |
d | – | – | dou | dough | dong | d·owing |
e | – | – | – | – | – | – |
f | fo | f·wore | fou | foe | – | – |
g | – | – | gou | go | gong | going |
h | – | – | hou | hoe | hong | holding |
j | – | – | – | – | – | – |
k | – | – | kou | code | kong | coding |
l | – | – | lou | low | long | loading |
m | mo | m·wore | mou | mow | mong | mowing |
n | – | – | nou | know | nong | knowing |
o | o | ore | – | – | – | – |
p | po | p·wore | pou | poland | – | – |
q | – | – | – | – | – | – |
r | – | – | rou | row | rong | rowing |
s | – | – | sou | sow | song | sowing |
sh | – | – | shou | show | – | – |
t | – | – | tou | tow | tong | towing |
w | uowo | wore | – | – | – | – |
x | – | – | – | – | – | – |
y | – | – | iuyou | yoga | iongyong | yawning |
z | – | – | zou | odds·owe | zong | odds·owing |
zh | – | – | zhou | joe | zhong | joking |
To be continued…