The Universal Atlas of Phonetic Evolution
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[ʈʂʰ]→[tsʰ]Certainty: 5/5Commonality: 4/5

Voiceless aspirated retroflex affricate to Voiceless aspirated alveolar affricate

The aspirated retroflex affricate [ʈʂʰ] merges with the aspirated alveolar affricate [tsʰ] in several Southern Mandarin variants and Taiwanese Mandarin.

Phonetic Effects

De-retroflexion, Merger, Fronting

Language Examples

[ʈʂʰ]→[tsʰ]— Characteristic de-retroflexion in the aspirated series.

Related Transformations

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