How do you pronounce Mei Xiang?
Her name, Mei Xiang, means “beautiful fragrance” in Chinese. But if you pronounce it “may sh-ONG,” which is the pronunciation put out by zoo officials, it may sound as though you are calling her “beautiful bear” or “beautiful fierce” or something much less complimentary.
What is the meaning of Xiang?
Meaning & History
From Chinese 翔 (xiáng) meaning “soar, glide”, 祥 (xiáng) meaning “good luck, good omen”, 香 (xiāng) meaning “fragrant” (which is usually only feminine) or 湘 (xiāng), which refers to the Xiang River in southern China.
How is Zhang pronounced?
Zhang is the pinyin romanization of the very common Chinese surname written 张 in simplified characters and 張 in traditional characters.
Zhang (surname)
| Pronunciation | IPA: /tʂɑŋ˥/ (Mandarin IPA) Zhāng (Pinyin) Zoeng1(Cantonese Jyutping) Tiuⁿ (Pe̍h-ōe-jī) |
| Language(s) | Chinese, Korean, Vietnamese |
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How do you pronounce Xiu?
Pronunciation: (zi-eye-you) Pronounce zi like zip without the p.