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[ɖ]→[ʈʂ]Certainty: 5/5Commonality: 2/5

Voiced retroflex stop to Voiceless retroflex affricate

The Middle Chinese retroflex stops of the 知 (zhī) group (*ɖ) became retroflex affricates in Mandarin; the voiced [ɖ] devoiced to unaspirated [ʈʂ] in the oblique tones (aspirated [ʈʂʰ] in the level tone, see d_retroflex_to_ch_retroflex_aspirated).

Phonetic Effects

Affrication, Devoicing

Language Examples

Mandarin Chinese Sinitic

Middle Chinese 柱 drjuX 'pillar'→zhù [ʈʂu]

Middle Chinese 重 drjowngX 'heavy'→zhòng [ʈʂʊŋ]

Middle Chinese 直 drik 'straight'→zhí [ʈʂɨ]

More Devoicing Shifts

[b] → [p] — Voice Loss [dʲ] → [dʒ] — Affrication [d] → [dʒ] — Palatalization [d] → [dʑ] — Palatalization [d] → [t] — Voice Loss

Sources & References

https://www.ubcpress.ca/middle-chinese
https://www.cambridge.org/9780521296533

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