How do you pronounce Lian-Li?

[alvinator]

In the interest of not sounding stupid when I describe my computer to friends, how is Lian-Li pronounced?

 

[H20Cool]

I would assume, (Lee-an-lee)

 

[Gamingphreek]

Originally posted by: H20Cool
I would assume, (Lee-an-lee)

 

[Tiamat]

Ive always pronounced it as Leon Lee

 

[wisdomtooth]

A Taiwanese friend of mine explained it to me: The Chinese characters for the company means "Unified Strength". (Lian = unified, Li = strength). And yes it's pronounced Lee-ann Lee.

(Lian-Li is a Taiwanese company.)

 

[jquintjr]

I guess I can stop running around calling it Lee-an Lie.

 

[charlietee]

LOL...Man I have been way off.

I pronounce it like Lan Lie

Sounds better to me even if it is wrong.

 

[Waylay00]

Wow this is weird, I was literally about to post the same topic...Strange...

 

[skeedo]

I pronounce it 'Overpriced'

 

[NightTrain]

Lee-un-Lee

 

[jose]

Lian-Li

 

[statik213]

Originally posted by: skeedo
I pronounce it 'Overpriced'

Too bad there aren't many lian li knockoffs...

 

[tonyou]

Originally posted by: statik213

Too bad there aren't many lian li knockoffs...

Well, being that Lian-Li's used to be knockoffs of old Cooler Master cases, I guess it is a little difficult to knock off knockoffs...

 

[shira]

Everyone seems to agree on the second word. As to the first, where's the accent?

Is it TWO syllables?:

lee-ANNE (ANNE rhymes with FAN)

lee-ON

lee-UN

LEE-anne

LEE-on

LEE-un

Or, is it a SINGLE syllable, with the "two" syllables slurred together?:

LYUN (rhymes with ONE)
LYON (rhymes with ON)
LYANNE (rhymes with FAN)

Or is the vowel before the N one of those weird, Chinese constructions that's .3156 of the way between two English vowels, a sound which no native English speaker can even hear, let alone pronounce?

 

[WobbleWobble]

Originally posted by: Gamingphreek

Originally posted by: H20Cool
I would assume, (Lee-an-lee)