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title: Mira Missingtexture's Mangled Mandarin Transcription System
date: 2025-06-24
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# Initials


| Pinyin | Missingtexture | IPA |
| ------ | -------------- | --- |
| b      | p              | p   |
| p      | ph             | pʰ  |
| m      | m              | m   |
| f      | f              | f   |
| d      | t              | t   |
| t      | th             | tʰ  |
| n      | n              | n   |
| l      | l              | l   |
| g      | k              | k   |
| k      | kh             | kʰ  |
| h      | x              | x   |
| j      | tj             | tɕ  |
| q      | tjh            | tɕʰ |
| x      | j              | ɕ   |
| zh     | tz             | ʈʂ  |
| ch     | tzh            | ʈʂʰ |
| sh     | z              | ʂ   |
| r      | r              | ɻ~ʐ |
| z      | c              | ts  |
| c      | ch             | tsʰ |
| s      | s              | s   |
| y      | y              | j   |
| w      | w              | w   |
| yu     | yu             | ɥ   |

# Finals

| Pinyin | Pinyin | Mira | Mira (revised) | IPA        | Notes                        |
| ------ | ------ | ---- | -------------- | ---------- | ---------------------------- |
| (N/A)  | -i     | -r   |                | ɹ̩\~z̩, ɻ̩\~ʐ̩ | after z, c, s, zh, ch, sh, r |
| a      | a      | a    |                | a          |                              |
| e      | e      | e    |                | ɤ/ə        |                              |
| ai     | ai     | ai   |                | ai̯         |                              |
| ei     | ei     | ei   |                | ei̯         |                              |
| ao     | ao     | ao   |                | au̯         |                              |
| ou     | ou     | ou   |                | ou̯         |                              |
| an     | an     | an   |                | an         |                              |
| en     | en     | en   |                | ən         |                              |
| ang    | ang    | aq   | ang            | aŋ         |                              |
| eng    | eng    | eq   | eng            | əŋ         |                              |
| (weng) | ong    | uq   | ung            | ʊŋ~o̞ʊŋ     |                              |
| er     | er     | er   |                | aɚ̯~əɹ      |                              |
| yi     | i      | i    |                | i          |                              |
| ya     | ia     | ia   |                | ja         |                              |
| ye     | ie     | ie   |                | je         |                              |
| yao    | iao    | iao  |                | jau̯        |                              |
| you    | iu     | iou  |                | jou̯        |                              |
| yan    | ian    | ien  |                | jɛn        |                              |
| yin    | in     | in   |                | in         |                              |
| yang   | iang   | iaq  | iang           | jaŋ        |                              |
| ying   | ing    | iq   | ing            | iŋ         |                              |
| yong   | iong   | ioq  | iong           | jʊŋ        |                              |
| wu     | u      | u    |                | u          |                              |
| wa     | ua     | ua   |                | wa         |                              |
| wo     | uo/o   | uo   |                | wo         |                              |
| wai    | uai    | uai  |                | wai̯        |                              |
| wei    | ui     | uei  |                | wei̯        |                              |
| wan    | uan    | uan  |                | wan        |                              |
| wen    | un     | uen  |                | wən        |                              |
| wang   | uang   | uaq  | uang           | waŋ        |                              |
| weng   | (ong)  | ueq  | ueng           | wəŋ        |                              |
| yu     | ü      | v    | ü              | y          |                              |
| yue    | üe     | ve   | üe             | ɥe         |                              |
| yuan   | üan    | ven  | üan            | ɥɛn        |                              |
| yun    | ün     | vn   | ün             | yn         |                              |
| ê      | ê      | eh   |                | ɛ          |                              |
| o      | o      | oh   |                | ɔ          |                              |
| yo     | io     | yoh  |                | jɔ         |                              |

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# Examples

| Chinese | Pinyin    | Missingtexture | Missingtexture (Revised) |
| ------- | --------- | -------------- | ------------------------ |
| 北京    | Běijīng   | pěitjīq        | pěitjīng                 |
| 广州    | Guǎngzhōu | kuǎqtzōu       | kuǎngtzōu                |
| 西安    | Xī'ān     | jī'ān          | jī'ān                    |
| 青島    | Qīngdǎo   | tjhīqtǎo       | tjhīngtǎo                |
| 奇迹    | Qíjì      | tjhíjì         | tjhíjì                   |
| 天津    | Tiānjīn   | thiāqtjīn      | thiāngtjīn               |
| 四川    | Sìchuān   | sìtzhuān       | sìtzhuān                 |
| 南京    | Nánjīng   | nántjīq        | nántjīng                 |
| 旋律    | xuánlǜ    | juánlv         | juánlǜ                   |