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[tsʰ]→[tɕʰ]Certainty: 5/5Commonality: 3/5

Voiceless aspirated alveolar affricate to Voiceless aspirated alveolo-palatal affricate

Middle Chinese aspirated [tsʰ] was palatalized to [tɕʰ] before [i, y] in Mandarin, merging with the palatalized aspirated velars ('jiān–tuán' merger).

Phonetic Effects

Palatalization

Language Examples

Mandarin Chinese Sinitic

Middle Chinese 親 tshin 'kin'→qīn [tɕʰin]

Middle Chinese 清 tshjeng 'clear'→qīng [tɕʰiŋ]

Middle Chinese 七 tshit 'seven'→qī [tɕʰi]

More Palatalization Shifts

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

Sources & References

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

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