bryce1 Posted August 28, 2010 at 02:21 AM Report Share Posted August 28, 2010 at 02:21 AM 大家/Hello everyone! I have a question about the pronunciation of the word: 嫉妒. In my dictionary, it is listed as ji2du4. However, I have many times heard 嫉 pronounced ji4. It almost sounds like it is "ji4du5". I was wondering: is this a Beijing pronunciation? Which one is more common/standard? Are both acceptable in standard speech? Thanks in advance for your help! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
yann Posted August 28, 2010 at 03:17 AM Report Share Posted August 28, 2010 at 03:17 AM Hello, in Chinese 嫉妒 and 忌妒 are two words with different pronounciations, but in fact they mean the same.jídì嫉妒，jìdu忌妒。 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
yann Posted August 28, 2010 at 06:56 AM Report Share Posted August 28, 2010 at 06:56 AM I am sorry,I mistook jídì for jídù嫉妒 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
doraemon Posted August 28, 2010 at 09:32 AM Report Share Posted August 28, 2010 at 09:32 AM Oh, thanks yann. I've always thought that 嫉妒 was pronounced ji4 du4, but I after reading your correction and checking the dictionary, I just realised that it is ji2 du4. It also says on 百度 that a lot of people confuse 嫉妒 with 忌妒. Anyway, I tend to pronounce the 妒 in 忌妒 as ji5, even though the word on its own should be ji4. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bryce1 Posted August 28, 2010 at 07:58 PM Author Report Share Posted August 28, 2010 at 07:58 PM Ah, thank you, Yann! In a TV drama I was watching they subtitled 嫉妒 even though they were really saying 忌妒. This all makes sense now, 谢谢！ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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