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general pinyin tone advice
There are many words which contain either "ou" or "uo", it seems to be a general rule that the tone is always on the o. This was never mentioned but is worth remembering.
I think the same goes for words with "ia" or "ai", the tone is always on the a.
no similar rule applies to "iu/ui" combinations. for example the word "jiu", english "then", has tone on the u, but the word "hui", english "will", has the tone on i.
I think the same goes for words with "ia" or "ai", the tone is always on the a.
no similar rule applies to "iu/ui" combinations. for example the word "jiu", english "then", has tone on the u, but the word "hui", english "will", has the tone on i.