here are several ways of interpreting 秀秀 in roman letters approximating the mandarin pronunciation using all the most common romanization methods:
xiu xiuhsiu hsiushiou shioushyou shyousheou sheoushiow shiow
― _▂▅▇█▓▒░◕‿‿◕░▒▓█▇▅▂_ (Steve Shasta), Friday, 13 August 2010 19:58 (thirteen years ago) link
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.
― (e_3) (Edward III), Friday, 13 August 2010 20:15 (thirteen years ago) link
also, ewa demarczyk
avuh de mar check?
my polish ancestors weep
― (e_3) (Edward III), Friday, 13 August 2010 20:18 (thirteen years ago) link
Neither exotic nor a band but is it Phill NIH-block or Phill NYE-block? ("is" sound or "eye" sound?)
― Paul Ponzi, Thursday, 19 December 2019 22:09 (four years ago) link
https://youtu.be/jL4Jt4Tc_i4?t=9
― visiting, Thursday, 19 December 2019 22:15 (four years ago) link
Remember kids, Dokken rhymes with Rockin'!
― Loud guitars shit all over "Bette Davis Eyes" (NYCNative), Thursday, 19 December 2019 22:16 (four years ago) link
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'
― Paul Ponzi, Thursday, 19 December 2019 22:17 (four years ago) link