text_original: There was a general notion too, that the Chinese were a barbarous and a ridiculous people who had no alphabet, and thought themselves much better than any other people, even the English, and that, on the whole, it would be a good thing to take the conceit out of them.
text_transcription: THERE WAS A GENERAL NOTION TOO THAT THE CHINESE WERE A BARBAROUS AND A RIDICULOUS PEOPLE WHO HAD NO ALPHABET AND THOUGHT THEMSELVES MUCH BETTER THAN ANY OTHER PEOPLE EVEN THE ENGLISH AND THAT ON THE WHOLE IT WOULD BE A GOOD THING TO TAKE THE CONCEIT OUT OF THEM
phonemes: ðɛɹwˌʌz ɐ dʒˈɛnɚɹəl nˈoʊʃən tˈuː, ðætðə tʃaɪnˈiːz wɜːɹ ɐ bˈɑːɹbɚɹəs ænd ɐ ɹɪdˈɪkjʊləs pˈiːpəl hˌuː hæd nˈoʊ ˈælfəbˌɛt, ænd θˈɔːt ðɛmsˈɛlvz mˈʌtʃ bˈɛɾɚ ðɐn ˌɛni ˈʌðɚ pˈiːpəl, ˈiːvən ðɪ ˈɪŋɡlɪʃ, ænd ðˈæt, ɔnðə hˈoʊl, ɪt wʊd biː ɐ ɡˈʊd θˈɪŋ tə tˈeɪk ðə kənsˈiːt ˌaʊɾəv ðˌɛm.