How to pronounce Gong Li
Gong Li (the actress) is 巩俐 in Chinese, written Gǒnglì in pinyin and said goong-lee.
巩俐
goong-lee
Sound by sound
- 巩goongThird tone: low, dipping down
- 俐leeFourth tone: falling sharply
Letters to watch
- Ong rhymes with the “oo” of “book” plus ng, not with “long”.
People
- Xi Jinping 习近平 shee-jeen-peeng
- Mao Zedong 毛泽东 mow-dzuh-doong
- Deng Xiaoping 邓小平 dung-shyow-peeng
- Confucius (Kongzi) 孔子 koong-dzuh
- Laozi 老子 low-dzuh
- Li Bai 李白 lee-buy
- Yao Ming 姚明 yow-meeng
- Zhang Ziyi 章子怡 jahng-dzuh-yee
- Liu Cixin 刘慈欣 lyoh-tsuh-sheen
- Qin Shi Huang 秦始皇 cheen-shr-hwahng
- Sun Wukong 孙悟空 swun-woo-koong
- Mulan 花木兰 hwah-moo-lahn
- Zhuge Liang 诸葛亮 joo-guh-lyahng
- Guan Yu 关羽 gwahn-yew
- Zheng He 郑和 jung-huh
How do you pronounce Gong Li?
Gong Li (the actress) is 巩俐 in Chinese, written Gǒnglì in pinyin and said goong-lee.
What are the tones in Gong Li?
gǒng: third tone, low, dipping down; lì: fourth tone, falling sharply.
What do English speakers get wrong in Gong Li?
Ong rhymes with the “oo” of “book” plus ng, not with “long”.
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