A phonetic teaching/correcting device for learning Mandarin includes a book having a plurality of pages. At least one of the pages includes a Chinese character. Also provided on the same page are first and second phonetic symbol components and a tone mark that together form a phonetic symbol combination representing pronunciation of the Chinese character. Also provided on the same page are marks in association with pronunciation of the Chinese character and each phonetic symbol component. A speaker outputs pronunciation of one of the Chinese character and the phonetic symbol components scanned by a reader.