Wiktionary uses the following system to transcribe Changsha dialect (old- and new-styles) of Xiang Chinese. SeeModule:hsn-pron for the codes.
| IPA | Transcription | Example | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| /p/ | b | 巴 | |
| /pʰ/ | p | 趴 | |
| /m/ | m | 媽 | |
| /ɸ/ | f | 花 | |
| /t/ | d | 打 | |
| /tʰ/ | t | 他 | |
| /l̃/ | l | 拿 | |
| /t͡s/ | z | 渣 | merged with/t͡ɕ/ before/i/ in new-style |
| /t͡sʰ/ | c | 叉 | merged with/t͡ɕʰ/ before/i/ in new-style |
| /s/ | s | 沙 | merged with/ɕ/ before/i/ in new-style |
| /t͡ʂ/ | zh | 遮 | merged with/t͡s/ in new-style |
| /t͡ʂʰ/ | ch | 畬 | merged with/t͡sʰ/ in new-style |
| /ʂ/ | sh | 賒 | merged with/s/ in new-style |
| /ʐ/ | r | 惹 | |
| /t͡ɕ/ | j | 佳 | |
| /t͡ɕʰ/ | q | 喫 | |
| /n̠ʲ/ | ny | 黏 | |
| /ɕ/ | x | 蝦 | |
| /k/ | g | 家 | |
| /kʰ/ | k | 抲 | |
| /ŋ/ | ng | 椏 | |
| /x/ | h | 蝦 |
| IPA | Transcription | Example | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| /z̩/ | r | 資 | only after/t͡s/,/t͡sʰ/,/s/ |
| /ʐ̩/ | r | 知 | only after/t͡ʂ/,/t͡ʂʰ/,/ʂ/,/ʐ/ |
| /i/ | i | 衣 | |
| /u/ | u | 烏 | |
| /y/ | y | 淤 | |
| /a̠/ | a | 阿 | |
| /ia̠/ | ia | 鴉 | |
| /ua̠/ | ua | 蛙 | |
| /ya̠/ | ya | 噦 | |
| /o/ | o | 窩 | |
| /io/ | io | 喲 | |
| /ɤ̞/ | e | 兒 | |
| /ie̞/ | ie | 椰 | |
| /uɤ̞/ | ue | 國 | |
| /ye̞/ | ye | 抈 | |
| /ai/ | ai | 哀 | |
| /uai/ | uai | 歪 | |
| /yai/ | yai | 衰 | |
| /e̞i/ | ei | 欸 | |
| /ue̞i/ | uei | 威 | |
| /ye̞i/ | yei | 銳 | |
| /ɒu/ | au | 熬 | |
| /iɒu/ | iau | 腰 | |
| /əu/ | ou | 猴 | |
| /iəu/ | iou | 優 | |
| /õ/ | onn | 完 | |
| /ə̃/ | enn | 占 | |
| /iẽ/ | ienn | 煙 | |
| /yẽ/ | yenn | 冤 | |
| /ən/ | en | 恩 | |
| /in/ | in | 因 | |
| /uən/ | un | 溫 | |
| /yn/ | yn | 暈 | |
| /an/ | an | 安 | |
| /iæn/ | ian | 秧 | |
| /uan/ | uan | 彎 | |
| /yæn/ | yan | 霜 | |
| /ʊŋ/ | ong | 翁 | merged into/ən/ in new-style |
| /iʊŋ/ | iong | 雍 | merged into/in/ in new-style |
| /m̩/ | m | 姆 | |
| /n̩/ | n | 你 |
| Tone name | Tone value | Transcription | Example |
|---|---|---|---|
| dark level | 33 | 1 | 詩 |
| light level | 13 | 2 | 時 |
| rising | 41 | 3 | 使 |
| dark departing | 45 | 4 | 世 |
| light departing | 21 | 5 | 是 |
| checked | 24 | 6 | 食 |
| neutral | (unmarked) | 猴子 |