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How to pronounce xie shan (pinyin)

 
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mrtexas
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Posted: Fri 23 Mar, 2012 12:12 am
My curiosity got the best of me today. Chinese characters using western letters is called the pinyin system.

She+eh Shay-n (n sounds like the n in sun) in Chinese, listen to a chinese recording of the pronunciation in the following links. I'm not making this up.

http://www.pronouncenames.com/xie
http://www.pronouncenames.com/search?name=shan
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buddinman
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Location: Lumberton Texas zone 8
Posted: Wed 28 Mar, 2012 1:21 am
SHE Shan
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pagnr
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Location: Australia
Posted: Wed 28 Mar, 2012 5:28 pm
They are grown near the coast, hence the old nursery rhyme
" she sells xie shan by the sea side"
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citrange
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Location: UK - 15 miles west of London
Posted: Wed 28 Mar, 2012 6:17 pm
Methinks 'tis the talk of too many tinnies...!
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Tom
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Posted: Wed 28 Mar, 2012 10:23 pm
I always heard "she shan" too. Keep it simple....

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Darkman
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Posted: Wed 28 Mar, 2012 11:27 pm
I was told Shay (long A) Shawn (like the name).

Shay Shawn

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