Here are some possible pronunciations I can think of but that doesn't mean it can't be something else:
AIR-hoo
AIR-oo
EAR-hoo
EAR-oo
2006-11-29 10:05:28 · 4 answers · asked by j2of7 2 in Society & Culture ➔ Other - Society & Culture
In Chinese, "er" is pronounced like the "er" in the English word "alert" with a quick falling tone (which is the 4th tone in Chinese), and "hu" is pronounced like the "hoo" in the English word "hoot" with a rising tone (the 2nd tone in Chinese). So I guess when pronouncing this word in English, it might be ER-hoo.
2006-11-30 21:36:05 · answer #1 · answered by Singing River 4 · 4⤊ 0⤋
Erhu Pronunciation
2016-11-09 22:34:14 · answer #2 · answered by ? 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
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How do you pronounce the name of the Chinese instrument "Erhu"?
Here are some possible pronunciations I can think of but that doesn't mean it can't be something else:
AIR-hoo
AIR-oo
EAR-hoo
EAR-oo
2015-08-19 11:36:15 · answer #3 · answered by Megan 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
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Hsu is the same pronounciation as Xu (Hanyu Pinyin), only spelled differently. Taiwanese use Hsu, China people use Xu. just like Hsiao and Xiao is the same, etc. So Hsu would be pronounced kinda like "she", or actually more like "sh'. it's hard to put in words. you have to actually hear it.
2016-04-02 05:44:00 · answer #4 · answered by ? 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
hsu is pronounced as 'she'/ 'xu' in mandarin. hsu in this case is Wade- Giles (romanization system for Mandarin Chinese) 许 is a surname. the differences is because when the british colonized some parts of SEA (south east asia), many immigrants from flooded into these countries. most of these immigrants don't speak mandarin (common/standard/ official langauge of china) , so they register their names in their own dialects...hence the complications. if you look @ mainland china & taiwan, they do not have these problems.
2016-03-14 02:06:53 · answer #5 · answered by ? 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Erhu is really two words; Er Hu
so try this way: ear(th)-hoo
2006-11-30 18:37:19 · answer #6 · answered by matthewgobo 2 · 3⤊ 0⤋