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Our podcast for today is our second show in a new series we're launching to teach proper Chinese

pronunciation. Our focus today is on a common problem a lot of learners have when they're new to

mandarin: differentiating the sound "zi" from its aspirated rival "ci". Today we're going to clear this up

once and for all.

And attention listeners: management is fully aware that Brendan's pronunciation of the letter zed in this

podcast does not conform to international Canadian phonetic standards. We apologize for this oversight,

and wish to assure you we have already commenced mandatory remedial training. Even if the continued

references to "zee" (zed) may confuse, we hope you still find this a useful podcast for mastering proper

pronunciation in Chinese.