How to pronounce Peking duck
Peking duck (roast duck) is 北京烤鸭 in Chinese, written běijīngkǎoyā in pinyin and said bay-jeeng-kow-yah.
北京烤鸭
bay-jeeng-kow-yah
Sound by sound
- 北bayThird tone: low, dipping down
- 京jeengFirst tone: high and level
- 烤kowThird tone: low, dipping down
- 鸭yahFirst tone: high and level
Letters to watch
- Ao rhymes with “cow”: mao is “mow” as in “how now”, never “moe”.
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
- hot pot (huoguo) 火锅 hwaw-gwaw
- jianbing 煎饼 jyen-beeng
- 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 Peking duck?
Peking duck (roast duck) is 北京烤鸭 in Chinese, written běijīngkǎoyā in pinyin and said bay-jeeng-kow-yah.
What are the tones in Peking duck?
běi: third tone, low, dipping down; jīng: first tone, high and level; kǎo: third tone, low, dipping down; yā: first tone, high and level.
What do English speakers get wrong in Peking duck?
Ao rhymes with “cow”: mao is “mow” as in “how now”, never “moe”.
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