How to pronounce Luckin Coffee

Luckin Coffee (the coffee chain) is 瑞幸咖啡 in Chinese, written Ruìxìngkāfēi in pinyin and said rway-sheeng-kah-fay.

瑞幸咖啡 Ruìxìngkāfēi

rway-sheeng-kah-fay

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瑞ruìrwayFourth tone: falling sharply
幸xìngsheengFourth tone: falling sharply
咖kākahFirst tone: high and level
啡fēifayFirst tone: high and level

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R is between the r in “run” and the s in “measure”, with the tongue curled back.
Ui is said “way”: hui is “hway”, not “hoo-ee”.
X is said like the sh in “she”, with the tongue behind the bottom teeth. Never “z” or “ks”.

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How do you pronounce Luckin Coffee?

Luckin Coffee (the coffee chain) is 瑞幸咖啡 in Chinese, written Ruìxìngkāfēi in pinyin and said rway-sheeng-kah-fay.

What are the tones in Luckin Coffee?

ruì: fourth tone, falling sharply; xìng: fourth tone, falling sharply; kā: first tone, high and level; fēi: first tone, high and level.

What do English speakers get wrong in Luckin Coffee?

R is between the r in “run” and the s in “measure”, with the tongue curled back. Ui is said “way”: hui is “hway”, not “hoo-ee”. X is said like the sh in “she”, with the tongue behind the bottom teeth. Never “z” or “ks”.

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