rezaf Posted January 12, 2011 at 01:57 PM Report Share Posted January 12, 2011 at 01:57 PM All the dictionaries that I have seen say that 穴位 is pronounced xue2wei4 and 骨髓 is pronounced gu3sui3, but so far I have never heard any Chinese person pronouncing them this way. Instead they say xue1wei4 and gu3sui2. So who is right? The dictionaries or people? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
anonymoose Posted January 12, 2011 at 03:13 PM Report Share Posted January 12, 2011 at 03:13 PM I've only heard them pronounced with their dictionary pronunciations, as far as I can ascertain. But anyway, even native speakers don't always pronounce everything as standard. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sebhk Posted January 12, 2011 at 03:35 PM Report Share Posted January 12, 2011 at 03:35 PM When it comes to spoken language there is no absolute right or wrong. If a certain group of people decides to pronounce a word certain way, then that pronunciation becomes the right way for them, even if it differs from dictionaries or a national standard. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
imron Posted January 12, 2011 at 10:44 PM Report Share Posted January 12, 2011 at 10:44 PM I always hear 穴 pronounced xuè, but when I looked it up in my dictionary just now it says: 统读xué，不读xuè。 I guess it's one of those things like 因为 and 办公室. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rezaf Posted January 13, 2011 at 12:26 AM Author Report Share Posted January 13, 2011 at 12:26 AM yes it sounds more like xue4. A while ago I had to prepare a lecture and when my Shanghainese friend heard my pronunciation she told me that the dictionary version is not understandable for Chinese. She told me that sui3 will sound like shui3(water) . Is it a nanfang thing or do people pronounce it like that in the north too? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
imron Posted January 13, 2011 at 01:11 AM Report Share Posted January 13, 2011 at 01:11 AM Sorry, don't know about 骨髓 as it's not something I've heard often. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
New Members 猫眼看人 Posted January 14, 2011 at 08:33 AM New Members Report Share Posted January 14, 2011 at 08:33 AM In Mainland China, the formal and offical pronunciation of 髓 is sui3.But quite a few native speakers pronounce sui2. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
blackmeow Posted April 7, 2011 at 04:05 PM Report Share Posted April 7, 2011 at 04:05 PM 穴=xue 4 髓=sui 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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