How to pronounce feng shui
feng shui (the art of placement) is 风水 in Chinese, written fēngshuǐ in pinyin and said fung-shway.
风水
fung-shway
Sound by sound
- 风fungFirst tone: high and level
- 水shwayThird tone: low, dipping down
Letters to watch
- E alone is the “uh” in “duh”, not “ee” or “eh”.
- Ui is said “way”: hui is “hway”, not “hoo-ee”.
Everyday words
- ni hao (hello) 你好 nee-how
- xie xie (thank you) 谢谢 shyeh-shyeh
- zai jian (goodbye) 再见 dzye-jyen
- qi (chi) 气 chee
- tai chi (taiji) 太极 tie-jee
- kung fu (gongfu) 功夫 goong-foo
- yin and yang 阴阳 yeen-yahng
- Putonghua (Mandarin) 普通话 poo-toong-hwah
- hanzi (Chinese characters) 汉字 hahn-dzuh
- pinyin 拼音 peen-yeen
- xin nian kuai le (Happy New Year) 新年快乐 sheen-nyen-kwye-luh
- jia you 加油 jyah-yoh
- guanxi 关系 gwahn-shee
- mianzi (face) 面子 myen-dzuh
- shifu 师父 shr-foo
- laoshi (teacher) 老师 low-shr
- meimei (little sister) 妹妹 may-may
- gege (big brother) 哥哥 guh-guh
How do you pronounce feng shui?
feng shui (the art of placement) is 风水 in Chinese, written fēngshuǐ in pinyin and said fung-shway.
What are the tones in feng shui?
fēng: first tone, high and level; shuǐ: third tone, low, dipping down.
What do English speakers get wrong in feng shui?
E alone is the “uh” in “duh”, not “ee” or “eh”. Ui is said “way”: hui is “hway”, not “hoo-ee”.
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