Talk:Chinese (Mandarin)/Pronunciation of Finals

Question about finals with the added "r"
There seems to be a discrepancy between this and the (en.)wikipedia about the pronunciation of the finals with the added "r". For example, here it says


 * -air = as in ai + er

while http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pinyin#Pronunciation_of_finals describes


 * -air = as in ar

According to http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Standard_Mandarin#Finals:


 * ''As a noun suffix (Traditional: -兒, Simplified: -儿). The suffix combines with the final, and regular changes occur as a result. The following chart shows how the finals from the above chart are affected by the addition of this suffix: ... The attached simply removes the codas  and, and removes the coda  by nasalizing the nucleus.

Anyone know if one or the other correct? 18.78.2.125 02:23, 29 June 2006 (UTC)