<p>If I understand your question correctly, the answer is no, Mandarin <em>-en</em> is not part of <em>-eng</em>, just like English &quot;sin&quot; is not part of &quot;sing&quot;.</p>
<p>Even though &quot;ng&quot; is written with two letters in both Mandarin and English, there is only one sound: [ŋ]. That's the sound at the end of &quot;sing&quot; in English. Pinyin <em>-n</em> is close to the sound at the end of &quot;sin&quot; in English.</p>
<p>I suggest that you play around with these words in English a bit until you realise that &quot;ng&quot; is actually <em>one</em> sound, even if it's written with two letters. The situation is analogous to <em>-n</em> and <em>-ng</em> in Mandarin.</p>
<p>The vowel is the central vowel [ə] in both cases, which is the most common sound in human speech. It's the same as &quot;a&quot; or &quot;the&quot; in English (although it can vary by English dialect, of course).</p>

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Again, thank you for your kind help
Mathieu Krisztian
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<p>How to pronunce chinese &quot;eng&quot; ?</p>
<p>Is the &quot;en&quot; <em>part</em> of chinese &quot;eng&quot; like the english word &quot;end&quot; or is it like the english part &quot;un&quot; in &quot;trunk&quot; ?</p>

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Whether two sounds are heard similar really depends on the mother tongue of the listener.
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And there is not "en" part in "eng" in pinyin. Just like there is no "heir" part in "their" in English.
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How to pronunce "eng"
# How to pronunce "eng"

(Asked by: username_0 on 2021-01-10)

How to pronunce chinese "eng" ?

Is the "en" *part* of chinese "eng" like the english word "end" or is it like the english part "un" in "trunk" ?

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> **Comments:**
> **username_1**: Whether two sounds are heard similar really depends on the mother tongue of the listener.  
> **username_1**: And there is not "en" part in "eng" in pinyin. Just like there is no "heir" part in "their" in English.  

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### Answer by username_2 on 2021-01-10. Score: 3 | Accepted answer

If I understand your question correctly, the answer is no, Mandarin *-en* is not part of *-eng*, just like English "sin" is not part of "sing".

Even though "ng" is written with two letters in both Mandarin and English, there is only one sound: [ŋ]. That's the sound at the end of "sing" in English. Pinyin *-n* is close to the sound at the end of "sin" in English.

I suggest that you play around with these words in English a bit until you realise that "ng" is actually *one* sound, even if it's written with two letters. The situation is analogous to *-n* and *-ng* in Mandarin.

The vowel is the central vowel [ə] in both cases, which is the most common sound in human speech. It's the same as "a" or "the" in English (although it can vary by English dialect, of course).

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> **username_0**: Again, thank you for your kind help  

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