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Pinyin is arguably the easiest way of learning the pronunciations of characters. However, while it is mandatory for many students in Hong Kong to learn Hanyu Pinyin in Putonghua classes, Cantonese ...

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Chinese researchers seek ways to be distinguished in a world where their work is not published using their Mandarin name In academic research, identifying authorship is a unique challenge for Chinese ...

Researchers believe the sounds are made by the sharks snapping their flattened teeth together, possibly as a stress or warning signal. This discovery challenges the long-held belief that sharks ...

The sounds were first observed by marine biologist Carolin Nieder, lead author of the new study, while she was working on her Ph.D. at the University of Auckland in New Zealand. Her project was ...

International fans of the BBC will soon no longer be able to use the BBC Sounds app or website as the broadcaster seeks to boost its commercial income. The decision to pull the app will also affect ...

Many fish have a muscle that can vibrate the swim bladder in a way similar to a human’s vocal cords, generating sounds. But sharks “were thought to be silent, unable to actively create sounds ...

Come and celebrate the arrival of spring at Kew Gardens, surrounded by spectacular spring blossom. In collaboration with the Royal College of Music, Sounds of Blossom will bring the spring blooms to ...

本着将字典文件尽可能减小体积的目标，发现上述文件中除了第一个〇(3007)之外，其它都是连续的，所以我把它改成了如下结构，文件体积也从280kb减小到了117kb： var pinyin_dict_withtone = "yi1,ding1 zheng1,kao3,qi1,shang4 shang3,xia4,none0,wan4 mo4,zhang4,san1,shang4 ...

A common species of shark in New Zealand has been recorded making clicking sounds underwater. Researchers hypothesise that the noise comes from the spotted estuary smooth-hound forcefully snapping ...