In pinyin, it's "er ling, yi ling"
er = 2
ling = 0
yi = 1
The character for 1 is 一
So you have everything right
er = 2
ling = 0
yi = 1
The character for 1 is 一
So you have everything right
yao is usually used in places like the militery to avoid the confusion of yi (1) or qi (7) as they sound similar when spoken quickly.
I was tought "er ling yi ling" is correct but "er ling yao ling" is not okay, generally. Nor is "yao jiu ba er"
I was tought "er ling yi ling" is correct but "er ling yao ling" is not okay, generally. Nor is "yao jiu ba er"
I think Yao is just a 白讀音(the pronunciation common people use), 一 is 文讀音 (Intellectual/educated used). 白讀音 is hard to manage, because only words are very frequently used can only read in 白讀音. Mandarin trends to use 文讀音 instead 白讀音, so you don't need to learn this.
Some 白讀音 you have to know:
字 文 白
一 i1 iao1(sometimes written in 幺)
六 liu4 lu/lou
伯 buo2 ba/bie/bai
血 xue4 xie3/xue3
剝 bo1 bao2
薄 bo1 bao2
削 xue1 xiao1
爪 zhua3 zhao3
给 ji3 gei3*
壳 qiao4 ke2*
露 lu4 lou4
色 se4 shai3
鈅 yue4 yao4（only used in 鈅匙）
角 jue2 jiao3*
覺 jue2 jiao3(jiao3 is the same as jue2, jiao4 is another meaning.)
落 luo4 lao4
.......
When there is a *, you should pronounce this sound rather than 文讀.
Always sounds mentioned above is still common used. The meanings are exactly the same.
1982 : I read i jiou ba er, But yao jiou ba er is also ok.
2010 : I read er lieng i lieng, er lieng yao lieng is ok.
2001 : I read er lieng lieng i, er lieng lieng yao is seldom heard.
And shanghainese don't say er for 2, they prefer liang兩。兩千一零年 is also used.
So don't learn this. People in different place have different accent. In my dialect, 柏/百 六/陸/綠 have the same sound. I always use xue3/xie3 for 血。
Some 白讀音 you have to know:
字 文 白
一 i1 iao1(sometimes written in 幺)
六 liu4 lu/lou
伯 buo2 ba/bie/bai
血 xue4 xie3/xue3
剝 bo1 bao2
薄 bo1 bao2
削 xue1 xiao1
爪 zhua3 zhao3
给 ji3 gei3*
壳 qiao4 ke2*
露 lu4 lou4
色 se4 shai3
鈅 yue4 yao4（only used in 鈅匙）
角 jue2 jiao3*
覺 jue2 jiao3(jiao3 is the same as jue2, jiao4 is another meaning.)
落 luo4 lao4
.......
When there is a *, you should pronounce this sound rather than 文讀.
Always sounds mentioned above is still common used. The meanings are exactly the same.
1982 : I read i jiou ba er, But yao jiou ba er is also ok.
2010 : I read er lieng i lieng, er lieng yao lieng is ok.
2001 : I read er lieng lieng i, er lieng lieng yao is seldom heard.
And shanghainese don't say er for 2, they prefer liang兩。兩千一零年 is also used.
So don't learn this. People in different place have different accent. In my dialect, 柏/百 六/陸/綠 have the same sound. I always use xue3/xie3 for 血。
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You are right but not limited to the military. In Singapore, the lottery announcement over radio uses 幺(yao1) in lieu of 一 (yi1) for the same reason as stated.
The HYPY for 零 should be ling2. Your 'accent' sounds like you are from Northern China!?
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Don't be fooled by the PinYin.
ing is just a short hand. More eg.
ü vs iu,
o vs uo vs ue, ong vs ueng, iong vs iuong,
iu vs iou,
in vs ien, ing vs ieng, un vs uen, ün vs üen vs iuen
ui vs uei
a is pronunced [ɑ] in “ang ao”, [a] in “ai an”, [ɛ] in ian uan üan.
e is pronunced [ɤ], but [ɛ] in “ie üe” [ə] for any -en -eng and light e。
o is exactly ue.
y is the same as i. w is the same as u.
yuan = iuan = üan. yan = ian.
If you pronounce for both ing and in, the northerns may be confused.
And Mandarin y w are exactly the same as i u, unlike Cantonese and English [j] [w].
My Cantonese friends can't make [ə] sound. Their “a” in “a an ang” are exactly the same.
By the way, How do Cantonese pronounce “幺”? yat? yiu1?
Strictly speaking, 洞幺兩 is not 白讀音, it's a 訓讀音. But you don't need to manage it.
Just a joke.
90:洞妖洞妖，我是狗洞，我是狗洞。
01:狗洞狗洞，我是洞妖。你在哪裏？
90:我是狗洞。我在兩狗左冀。呼叫兩狗。
29:旺？旺？
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Well, like it or not there are millions of people being 'fooled' by the shorthand. It is the common standard that taught and written world wide.
Thanks for taking the trouble to explain. Still, the orthodox pinyin for 零 should be ling2.
Hey nobody says "er ling yao ling" okay?
you can say "yao" in telephone numbers but not here!
I agree "er ling yao ling" is not standard and I don't say it, but I do hear it sometimes! So I came to accept it
I've never heard it in TV, radio, school or everyday life. Where do u come from? If you did hear it, it's definitely dialectal usage.I agree "er ling yao ling" is not standard and I don't say it, but I do hear it sometimes! So I came to accept it