How to pronounce Xiaomi

Xiaomi (the phone and electronics company) is 小米 in Chinese, written Xiǎomǐ in pinyin and said shyow-mee.

小米 Xiǎomǐ

shyow-mee

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小xiǎoshyowThird tone, said rising here before another third tone
米mǐmeeThird tone: low, dipping down

Letters to watch

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”.

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How do you pronounce Xiaomi?

Xiaomi (the phone and electronics company) is 小米 in Chinese, written Xiǎomǐ in pinyin and said shyow-mee. The first syllable is said with a rising tone, since a third tone before another third tone rises.

What are the tones in Xiaomi?

xiǎo: second tone here, rising; mǐ: third tone, low, dipping down.

What do English speakers get wrong in Xiaomi?

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”.

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