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I had trouble understanding this title, and I realized it's because I speak Chinese. "Yuan" doesn't sound anything like one. it's more like "you" + "an"

• jerf 11y ago
  Even in English it's a serious stretch. I just checked my /usr/share/dict/words for everything starting with "y" and nothing else that uses a Y for a W sound is leaping out at me.
  • knodi123 11y ago
    > I just checked my /usr/share/dict/words for everything starting with "y" If they ever find a way of converting nerd cred into dollars, you'll be in a very good position.
    • jerf 11y ago
      I've known that for about 25 years.
• joshuaheard 11y ago
  I was told in China it was pronounced "wahn", so the title makes sense to me.
  • anonnyj 11y ago
    Eh, thats simply wrong though. Maybe it'd sound like that with a thick accent/someone who doesn't speaks putonghua well... Either that or you're thinking of 万 / wan / 10,000
  • olalonde 11y ago
    It's more like yü-an actually (similar to how "u" is pronounced in French): https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Zh-yu%C3%A1n.ogg https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Zh-yu%C3%A1n.ogg