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Pronunciation of final -üan


i__forget

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I think sometimes there's a slight diphthongization of yun/ün, but never an /⁠i⁠/ sound.

 

I actually think the guy in the video is pronouncing it correctly when he says it quickly, but his analysis of the sound is wrong, so it becomes incorrect when he slows it down. I definitely wouldn't analyze or teach it as /⁠yin⁠/, only /⁠yn⁠/ or /⁠ɥyn⁠/. Similarly, yin/in can be /⁠in⁠/ or /⁠jin⁠/, but never /⁠iyn⁠/.

 

Or to use his terminology:

  • yin/in — smile, but don't kiss
  • yun/ün — kiss, but don't smile
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