Pronunciation variant
- Also known as: irregular tones.
There are certain words in modern Mandarin which are pronounced one way according to almost any dictionary, but are actually pronounced differently by most native speakers. Often it is simply a matter of tone; other times there are greater differences.
| Word | Dictionary Says | People Pronounce It |
|---|---|---|
| 出血 | chūxiě | chūxuě |
| 符合 | fúhé | fǔhé |
| 勉强 | miǎnqiǎng | miǎnqiáng |
| 乘务员 | chéngwùyuán | chèngwùyuán |
| 办公室 | bàngōngshì | bàngōngshǐ |
| 质量 | zhìliàng | zhíliàng |
| 结果 | jiéguǒ | jiēguǒ |
| 因为 | yīnwèi | yīnwéi |
| 狗狗 | gǒugou | gǒugóu |
| 秘鲁 | Bìlǔ | Mìlǔ |
| 主意 | zhǔyi | zhúyi |
| 骨头 | gǔtou | gútou |
