How to pronounce Xiaohongshu

Xiaohongshu (the lifestyle app called RedNote in English) is 小红书 in Chinese, written Xiǎohóngshū in pinyin and said shyow-hoong-shoo.

小红书 Xiǎohóngshū

shyow-hoong-shoo

Sound by sound

小xiǎoshyowThird tone: low, dipping down
红hónghoongSecond tone: rising, as in a question
书shūshooFirst tone: high and level

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X is said like the sh in “she”, with the tongue behind the bottom teeth. Never “z” or “ks”.
Ao rhymes with “cow”: mao is “mow” as in “how now”, never “moe”.
Ong rhymes with the “oo” of “book” plus ng, not with “long”.

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How do you pronounce Xiaohongshu?

Xiaohongshu (the lifestyle app called RedNote in English) is 小红书 in Chinese, written Xiǎohóngshū in pinyin and said shyow-hoong-shoo.

What are the tones in Xiaohongshu?

xiǎo: third tone, low, dipping down; hóng: second tone, rising, as in a question; shū: first tone, high and level.

What do English speakers get wrong in Xiaohongshu?

X is said like the sh in “she”, with the tongue behind the bottom teeth. Never “z” or “ks”. Ao rhymes with “cow”: mao is “mow” as in “how now”, never “moe”. Ong rhymes with the “oo” of “book” plus ng, not with “long”.

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