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the X sound in mandarin is more of a "sy-" then "sh-" sound imo.

shiu-shiu wd be closest I'd think?

the X sound in mandarin is more of a "sy-" then "sh-" sound imo.

I feel like there's still a hint of a "sh" after the initial "sy."

But that's immaterial, since it's Jamie Stewart's band, and he sez "shu shu."

except he named them after the Joan Chen film in which they pronounce the lead girl's name correctly lol.

sh sound in mandarin = "sh-"
x sound in mandarin = "sy-"

imo

here are several ways of interpreting 秀秀 in roman letters approximating the mandarin pronunciation using all the most common romanization methods:

xiu xiu
hsiu hsiu
shiou shiou
shyou shyou
sheou sheou
shiow shiow

I was in china for a week before I learned how pronounce thank you correctly (xie xie). the xi sound is tough because it doesn't occur in english and the regional dialects will compound yr confusion. I kept mispronouncing it "water" so at restaurants I ended up getting another glass of water every time a dish was brought to the table.

also, ewa demarczyk

avuh de mar check?

my polish ancestors weep

Neither exotic nor a band but is it Phill NIH-block or Phill NYE-block? ("is" sound or "eye" sound?)

https://youtu.be/jL4Jt4Tc_i4?t=9

Remember kids, Dokken rhymes with Rockin'!

xp That settles that! Thanks. That's what I've always said but today for whatever reason it occurred to me that it might be 'nye-block'