Re: Pinyin question

>>>>> "Wiktor" == Wiktor S <wswiktorSP@xxxxxxxxxxx> writes:

>> Japanese:
>>
>> hana = nose hana = flower
>>
>> depending on stress on the first or second mora.

Wiktor> Something that's irritiating me, because I can never
Wiktor> remember which is which. Same for kami/kami, ame/ame,
Wiktor> hashi/hashi/hashi...

And how come I can remember which is which: "object"/"object",
"suspect"/"suspect", "permit"/"permit"???



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