Hokkien pronounciation of 渊

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mc2310
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Hokkien pronounciation of 渊

Post by mc2310 »

This website is a life saver... Need to know how to pronounce 渊 in Hokkien for my baby's name. Anybody can help?

Many, many thanks in advance!
duaaagiii
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Post by duaaagiii »

Its romanization is ian1, so it rhymes with (ian5, lead) but has a different tone; you might pronounce it either as "yen" or "en", or perhaps even as "yan", depending on your dialect. Its natural tone is high-flat (like the first tone in Mandarin), and after a tone change (if it is not the last character) it becomes middle-flat (like the natural tone of).
mc2310
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Post by mc2310 »

Got it, thanks!
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