ratbadger Posted April 1, 2008 at 02:10 PM Report Share Posted April 1, 2008 at 02:10 PM Hi everyone Im researching an ancient chinese tribe, and i want to know how to pronounce their name in simple english letters...Can someone tell me how to pronounce these two words please: 月氏, and 月支 Would appreciate as many responses as possible...because i keep finding different answers Thanks Peace out Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
monto Posted April 1, 2008 at 02:46 PM Report Share Posted April 1, 2008 at 02:46 PM http://baike.baidu.com/view/190754.htm Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dsrguru Posted April 1, 2008 at 09:33 PM Report Share Posted April 1, 2008 at 09:33 PM 月氏 ("moon clan") is transcribed as yuè shì in the Hanyu Pinyin romanization system. 月支 ("moon division" perhaps?) is yuè zhī. You won't be able to pronounce either phrase correctly if you aren't familiar with Hanyu Pinyin and Mandarin pronunciation in general. 月 sounds something like "yweh", 氏 sounds something like "sher" (with the 'r' pronounced as in American English), and 支 sounds something like "jer". You almost certainly won't be understood by a Chinese speaker, though, unless you were to use the proper tones. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
largerman Posted April 14, 2008 at 04:31 PM Report Share Posted April 14, 2008 at 04:31 PM 月氏 should be read as yuè zhī, but only in this word. 月氏 is the name of a race on China's history. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
liuxf Posted April 15, 2008 at 01:56 PM Report Share Posted April 15, 2008 at 01:56 PM 月 should be read as ru2(like 如). Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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