How do you pronounce Chinese names?

[Excelsior]

Names such as Zhao Ziyang ?

 

[meltdown75]

Just tap him on the shoulder.

 

[Colt45]

say it like it looks

 

[CraigRT]

There is a guy at work named Dexu.

it's pronounced De-Shoo basically. wacky!

 

[tami]

how do you write chinese names?

 

[Anonemous]

learn it?

 

[Excelsior]

damn you all.

 

[Deeko]

I don't.

 

[PHiuR]

there is a way to say each letter in pin yin. so if you learn that you will be able to say all the words easily.

 

[BigDonJohnson]

wing chong song

 

[Demon-Xanth]

Usually incorrectly.

 

[Demon-Xanth]

As far as that one, I'd guess: "zow zi-ang"

 

[HamSupLo]

you mean zhang ziyi?

 

[EGGO]

Bite your tongue reallllly hard until it becomes numb, then you will pronounce it correctly.

I was always taught that "x" = "Jh" by the way, not "sh"

 

[Reggae4k]

learn pinyin.

 

[Anonemous]

Originally posted by: HamSupLo
you mean zhang ziyi?

still can't believe she's in memoirs of a geisha.

 

[ribbon13]

Shampoo from ranma in chinese is Xian Pu. ^^

 

[Dedpuhl]

"Hey you"

 

[Juno]

Originally posted by: meltdown75
Just tap him on the shoulder.

That'd work. LOL.

 

[phreakah]

ni hao.. wo shi bai ren

 

[Howard]

jow jee yang (though no English word uses the "ang" like it's supposed to be, so I can't give you any examples)

jow like when you "bow" before someone

 

[y2kc]

chIneez nAmz

 

[amoeba]

Originally posted by: phreakah
ni hao.. wo shi bai ren

nice.

 

[ribbon13]

ang as in Anglish or more like a yong sound?

 

[EGGO]

Originally posted by: ribbon13
Shampoo from ranma in chinese is Xian Pu. ^^

Wo ai ni!