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I called it Pékin for years and as far as I know the pronunciation is closer to the Chinese name than Beijing
by poulpy123 4y ago
I called it Pékin for years and as far as I know the pronunciation is closer to the Chinese name than Beijing
- ailun 4y agoIt’s not. Beijing is pretty accurate as most English speakers say it (except for the tones), although I often hear people do really weird things with the j. The b and j sounds in Mandarin are not the same as in English, but they are closer than p or k to my ear.
- roncesvalles 4y agoYoutube link: https://youtu.be/_GE4dkpOdPw?t=80 https://youtu.be/_GE4dkpOdPw?t=80 Basically, say it in the most naïve way (for an American English speaker). Trying to pronounce the 'j' like it's a French word is wrong.