In Chinese phonology, does q sound like a voiceless uvular stop?

Nope. Pinyin <q> is not IPA /q/, it’s /tɕʰ/ , an aspirated Voiceless alveolo-palatal affricate. See https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pi….

Answered 2016-07-14

[Originally posted on http://quora.com/In-Chinese-phonology-does-q-sound-like-a-voiceless-uvular-stop/answer/Nick-Nicholas-5]

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