How to pronounce tangyuan
tangyuan (sweet rice balls) is 汤圆 in Chinese, written tāngyuán in pinyin and said tahng-ywen.
汤圆
tahng-ywen
Sound by sound
- 汤tahngFirst tone: high and level
- 圆ywenSecond tone: rising, as in a question
Letters to watch
- Ü (written u after j, q, x and y) is “ee” said with rounded lips, like the u in French “tu”.
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
- 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
- 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 tangyuan?
tangyuan (sweet rice balls) is 汤圆 in Chinese, written tāngyuán in pinyin and said tahng-ywen.
What are the tones in tangyuan?
tāng: first tone, high and level; yuán: second tone, rising, as in a question.
What do English speakers get wrong in tangyuan?
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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