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@@ -25,3 +25,82 @@
   $ dictdconfig --list
   $ dict -d gadict-dictabbr v
 
+
+IPA chars.
+==========
+
+Hare list of spetial IPA chars (code present in UTF-8 encoding):
+
+  θʃŋʧðʒæıʌʊɒɛəɑɜɔˌˈːˑṃṇḷ
+  æɑɒʌәєŋvθðʃʒɚːɡˏˊˋ
+
+You can copy/paste they in phonetic string.
+
+TODO
+----
+::
+
+            Front       Central     Back
+         long  short long  short long  short
+  Close   iː    ɪ                 uː    ʊ
+  Mid           e     ɜː    ə     ɔː
+  Open          æ           ʌ     ɑː    ɒ
+
+      Diphthong          Triphthong
+  Closing    Centring
+   /eɪ/       /ɪə/        /aɪə/
+   /aɪ/       /eə/        /ɑʊə/
+   /ɔɪ/       /ʊə/
+   /əʊ/
+   /aʊ/
+
+Old vs. new transcription.
+--------------------------
+
+From "Better English pronunciation."::
+
+  Old  iː i e ɔː u uː ei ou ai au ɔi æ ɔ ʌ əː ɑː iə ɛə uə ə
+  New  iː ɪ e ɔː ʊ uː eɪ əʊ aɪ aʊ ɔɪ æ ɒ ʌ ɜː ɑː ɪə eə ʊə ə
+
+Also from wikipedia::
+
+  Old  æ e əː ʌɪ ɑʊ ɛə
+  New  a ɛ ɜː aɪ aʊ eə
+
+Emacs.
+------
+
+For entering IPA chars use IPA input method. To enable it type::
+
+  C-u C-\ ipa <enter>
+
+All chars from alphabet typed as usual. To type special IPA chars use next key
+bindings.
+
+For vowel::
+
+  æ ae
+  ɑ o| (small letter o and ) or A (upper letter A)
+  ɒ |o () or /A
+  ʊ U (upper-letter-u)
+  ɛ /3 (slash three)
+  ɔ /c
+  ə /e
+  ʌ /v
+  ɪ I
+
+For consonant::
+
+  θ th
+  ð dh
+  ʃ sh
+  ʒ zh or 3
+  ŋ ng
+  ɡ g
+
+Special chars::
+
+  ː : (semicolon)
+  ˈ ' (quote)
+  ˌ ` (back quote)
+