Beijing Sounds — 北京的声儿

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  All sounds are from real events and situations unless otherwise noted (in an occasional reproduction).
  
  

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  Contains explicit use of singular they, gratuitous passive voice, and shamelessly split infinitives.
  
  

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• Getting Started

  
  New to Beijing Sounds? Try this top-10 list from the 2007 Fiscal Year report for thorough confusion.
  
  1. Tāng v. Tāngr — because it’s a minimal pair straight from the street. The PBS/YU classic
  
  2. Chinese facts, such as “characters are hard” (as explained by both foreigners and taxi drivers) — because almost everything you hear about the language is a myth.
  
  3. Zhonglish — because so many struggling speakers needed a word to call their own, and this one we’ve managed to backdate to 1963. (More Zhonglish here and here)
  
  4. Bay-Jing / Beizzhing — because it’s evidence that a little knowledge can generate a LOT of righteous smuggery. Get over it, folks! (The followups are here and here.)
  
  5. Mandarin learning videos — because no Beijing sound compares to “Tone 1 as foghorn”.
  
  6. Guest posts here and here — because all this weird linguistic obsession has led not only to Echoes of Manchu, but to friendships as well.
  
  7. CCTV — because it’s just priceless.
  
  8. A chance encounter with a bird trainer — because it was this walk with my friend, and the trainer’s patient persistence, that inspired me to buckle down and become semi-literate.
  
  9. A no-nonsense teacher — because I’m amused by the difference in tenor between what she says and what an American teacher would say.
  
  10. Honest taxi drivers — because there are plenty out there. Sure, it’s a big city with bad eggs. But get your nose out of the stench! The only freedom you have is what you choose to focus on.

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