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[dz]→[tɕ]Certainty: 5/5Commonality: 2/5

Palatalization Devoicing Sinitic

Voiced alveolar affricate to Voiceless alveolo-palatal affricate

Middle Chinese [dz] devoiced and was palatalized to [tɕ] before [i, y] in Mandarin; in the level tone the outcome would be aspirated [tɕʰ].

Phonetic Effects

Palatalization, Devoicing

Language Examples

Mandarin Chinese Sinitic

Middle Chinese 聚 dzjuX 'gather'→jù [tɕy]

Middle Chinese 集 dzip 'collect'→jí [tɕi]

Middle Chinese 就 dzjuwH 'approach'→jiù [tɕjoʊ]

More Palatalization Shifts

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

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