How to pronounce Guan Yu
Guan Yu (the Three Kingdoms general) is 关羽 in Chinese, written Guānyǔ in pinyin and said gwahn-yew.
关羽
gwahn-yew
Sound by sound
- 关gwahnFirst tone: high and level
- 羽yewThird tone: low, dipping down
Letters to watch
- Ü (written u after j, q, x and y) is “ee” said with rounded lips, like the u in French “tu”.
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
- Gong Li 巩俐 goong-lee
- 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
- Zheng He 郑和 jung-huh
How do you pronounce Guan Yu?
Guan Yu (the Three Kingdoms general) is 关羽 in Chinese, written Guānyǔ in pinyin and said gwahn-yew.
What are the tones in Guan Yu?
guān: first tone, high and level; yǔ: third tone, low, dipping down.
What do English speakers get wrong in Guan Yu?
Ü (written u after j, q, x and y) is “ee” said with rounded lips, like the u in French “tu”.
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