How to pronounce jianbing
jianbing (the breakfast crepe) is 煎饼 in Chinese, written jiānbing in pinyin and said jyen-beeng.
煎饼
jyen-beeng
Sound by sound
- 煎jyenFirst tone: high and level
- 饼beengNeutral tone: light and short
Letters to watch
- Ian is said “yen”, not “ee-an”: xian is “shyen”.
Food and drink
- xiaolongbao 小笼包 shyow-loong-bow
- jiaozi 饺子 jyow-dzuh
- baozi 包子 bow-dzuh
- mapo tofu 麻婆豆腐 mah-paw-doh-foo
- Peking duck 北京烤鸭 bay-jeeng-kow-yah
- hot pot (huoguo) 火锅 hwaw-gwaw
- zongzi 粽子 dzoong-dzuh
- baijiu 白酒 buy-jyoh
- oolong tea (wulong) 乌龙茶 woo-loong-chah
- pu-erh tea (pu’er) 普洱茶 poo-ar-chah
- tangyuan 汤圆 tahng-ywen
- mooncake (yuebing) 月饼 yweh-beeng
- boba tea (zhenzhu naicha) 珍珠奶茶 jun-joo-nigh-chah
- tofu (doufu) 豆腐 doh-foo
How do you pronounce jianbing?
jianbing (the breakfast crepe) is 煎饼 in Chinese, written jiānbing in pinyin and said jyen-beeng.
What are the tones in jianbing?
jiān: first tone, high and level; bing: neutral tone, light and short.
What do English speakers get wrong in jianbing?
Ian is said “yen”, not “ee-an”: xian is “shyen”.
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