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In Taiwanese phonetics, '''aspiration''' is the strong burst of [[hokhib|breath]] that accompanies the release of {{w|obstruent}}s. The {{w|aspirated consonant}}s are ''ph'', ''th'', ''kh'', ''ch'', ''zh'' (IPA: [pʰ], [tʰ], [kʰ], [tɕʰ], [tsʰ]). They are composed of the symbols for the plain, unvoiced, unaspirated consonant (see {{w|tenuis consonant}}), followed by the letter [[h]] for aspiration. | In Taiwanese phonetics, '''aspiration''' is the strong burst of [[hokhib|breath]] that accompanies the release of {{w|obstruent}}s. The {{w|aspirated consonant}}s are ''ph'', ''th'', ''kh'', ''ch'', ''zh'' (IPA: [pʰ], [tʰ], [kʰ], [tɕʰ], [tsʰ]). They are composed of the symbols for the plain, unvoiced, unaspirated consonant (see {{w|tenuis consonant}}), followed by the letter [[h]] for aspiration. | ||
You may have already noticed that this is a bit different from [[Engguo|English]], which always aspirates p, t, and k when they occur at the beginning of words. | You may have already noticed that this is a bit different from [[Engguo|English]], which always aspirates ''p'', ''t'', and ''k'' when they occur at the beginning of words. | ||
[[Peh-oe-ji]], the ancestor of [[MTL]], also uses ''h'' to denote aspiration (leaving ''b'', ''d'', ''g'', and ''j'' for the ''muddy'' or voiced consonants). A similar convention is also found in: | [[Peh-oe-ji]], the ancestor of [[MTL]], also uses ''h'' to denote aspiration (leaving ''b'', ''d'', ''g'', and ''j'' for the ''muddy'' or voiced consonants). A similar convention is also found in: | ||