National Putonghua Proficiency Test Practice Questions - National Putonghua Proficiency Test (国家普通话水平测试, PSC) Exam

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A test candidate frequently mispronounces the character '男' (nán) as 'lán' (蓝) and '牛奶' (niúnǎi) as 'liúliǎi'. What physiological articulation error is being committed according to PSC phonetic diagnostic criteria?

Substituting the apico-alveolar nasal initial [n] (舌尖中鼻音) with the apico-alveolar lateral initial [l] (舌尖中边音) by failing to lower the soft palate. Substituting a retroflex fricative [r] with a voiced bilabial stop [b]. Confusing the front nasal coda [-n] with the velar back nasal coda [-ng]. Applying dentalization to an alveolo-palatal affricate [tɕ].

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Substituting the apico-alveolar nasal initial [n] (舌尖中鼻音) with the apico-alveolar lateral initial [l] (舌尖中边音) by failing to lower the soft palate.

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