How to pronounce Xpeng

Xpeng (the electric car maker) is 小鹏 in Chinese, written Xiǎopéng in pinyin and said shyow-pung.

小鹏 Xiǎopéng

shyow-pung

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小xiǎoshyowThird tone: low, dipping down
鹏péngpungSecond tone: rising, as in a question

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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”.
E alone is the “uh” in “duh”, not “ee” or “eh”.

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How do you pronounce Xpeng?

Xpeng (the electric car maker) is 小鹏 in Chinese, written Xiǎopéng in pinyin and said shyow-pung.

What are the tones in Xpeng?

xiǎo: third tone, low, dipping down; péng: second tone, rising, as in a question.

What do English speakers get wrong in Xpeng?

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”. E alone is the “uh” in “duh”, not “ee” or “eh”.

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