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Expand Up @@ -46,11 +46,11 @@ Rank | Pinyin | Pronunciation Tricks
8 | Wu |
9 | Zhao | J sound, rhymes with "wow". Jow
10 | Zhou | J sound, same as English name "Joe"
11 | Xu | same as English word "shoe"
12 | Su |
11 | Xu | X = sh. The "u" here sounds like the french "u", as in "musique". The IPA is /y/.
12 | Su | This "u" has the English "oo" sound.
13 | Ma |
14 | Zhu | same as English word "Jew"
15 | Hu |
15 | Hu | same as English word "Who"
16 | Lin |
17 | Guo | take the first syllable in "water" and put a G sound in front. "Gwaww"
18 | He | a trickster! pronounced like the interjection "huh!"
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