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Diphthongs: '''ao ou iu ar/ār ēr ier īr/ir our/ūr/ur ür/üer/yuer''' /aʊ̯ əʊ̯ jəʊ̯ ɑə(ɹ) ɜː(ɹ) jɛə(ɹ) ɔə(ɹ) ɥœə(ɹ)/ | Diphthongs: '''ao ou iu ar/ār ēr ier īr/ir our/ūr/ur ür/üer/yuer''' /aʊ̯ əʊ̯ jəʊ̯ ɑə(ɹ) ɜː(ɹ) jɛə(ɹ) ɔə(ɹ) ɥœə(ɹ)/ | ||
/ɑə(ɹ) ɜː(ɹ) ɛə(ɹ) ɔə(ɹ)/ are pronounced like Received Pronunciation START, NURSE, SQUARE and NORTH. Younger speakers monophthongize the r-colored vowels to /ɑː ɜː jɛː oː ɥœː/ and use intrusive | /ɑə(ɹ) ɜː(ɹ) ɛə(ɹ) ɔə(ɹ)/ are pronounced like Received Pronunciation START, NURSE, SQUARE and NORTH, using a linking R if necessary. Younger speakers monophthongize the r-colored vowels to /ɑː ɜː jɛː oː ɥœː/ and use intrusive R. Some dialects are rhotic. | ||
In unstressed syllables, the hard vowels ''a, e'' correspond to the soft vowels ''ie/yue/üe/ue, i''. | In unstressed syllables, the hard vowels ''a, e'' correspond to the soft vowels ''ie/yue/üe/ue, i''. | ||