Zhongtong bus Company

[Tom Zurinskas]

Zhust another zhiant problem with the "j" sound.  I never did get a chance to hear "zhongtong" pronounced.  I wonder if the vowels are "awe" or "ah".  ~jaungtaung or ~jaangtaang.


Tom Zurinskas, from Conn 20 yrs, then Tenn 3, NJ 33, now FL 8.
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> Poster: Laurence Horn
> Subject: Re: Zhongtong bus Company
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> At 2:27 AM +0000 3/1/11, Tom Zurinskas wrote:
> >I rode on a "Zhongtong" bus in the Bahamas yesterday. It was
> >interesting to see "zh" in tradspel. I assume it's the same sound
> >as in "measure" ~mezher. The bus is made in China.
> >
> Probably not. It's more likely [dZ] as in Beijing or Zhou (as
> represented by different Romanization traditions). Mandarin Chinese
> doesn't actually have the fricative of "measure", as I understand.
>
> LH
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