> That said, I still wonder why -ui was chosen for "wei", "shi" is pronounced "shr" Shi is pronounced Shr? That sounds more like your typical pirate Beijing hu

> That said, I still wonder why -ui was chosen for "wei", "shi" is pronounced "shr" Shi is pronounced Shr? That sounds more like your typical pirate Beijing hua. Which can get quite confusing when you get out of Beijing to let's say to Shanghai business trip and you can't figure if something cost 4 or 10 kuai at street vendor (my personal anecdote, I think they actually do it on purpose since normally 4 would have very different sound).