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>Xiaoqing Zheng (JOW'-shing zehng) this pronunciation is so off it offends me

• macintux 8y ago
  Feel free to correct it for those of us who don't have a clue.
  • yhoneycomb 8y ago
    Sure thing Should be pronounced like this: Shiao - Ching - Zheng Shiao is pronounced like "shout" without the t, or "ow" (like you hurt yourself) with an sh in front of it Ching is pretty self-explanatory. Rhymes with sing, but starts with ch. Zheng is harder to describe. It's similar to "zing" but instead think "zeng" (with the e pronounced like the e in end). Now, to pronounce the "zh" sound try to pronounce "it's" but stop yourself at the interface between the t and the s. That is about the sound that you should be making. Don't make the sssss sound either. It's more of a z sound. Like if you saying "zzzzz" and then moved your tongue back a bit.
    • Shorel 8y ago
      There's an alphabet for this: http://www.internationalphoneticalphabet.org/ipa-sounds/ipa-chart-with-sounds/ http://www.internationalphoneticalphabet.org/ipa-sounds/ipa-... Based on your description: ʃaʊ - ʨ̑ɪŋ - ʒɛ̃ŋ
    • nick0garvey 8y ago
      You described the z initial, not the zh initial. zh is very similar to the English j. "Sheow Ching Jung" is a better approximation.
      • yhoneycomb 8y ago
        >zh is very similar to the English j. I strongly disagree... what makes you say that, Nick Garvey?