Pronunciation variant
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- Also known as: irregular tones, 不规范声调.
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 |
|---|---|---|
| 办公室 | bàngōngshì | bàngōngshǐ |
| 秘鲁 | Bìlǔ | Mìlǔ |
| 惩罚 | chéngfá | chěngfá |
| 乘务员 | chéngwùyuán | chèngwùyuán |
| 出血 | chūxiě, chūxuè | chūxuě |
| 符合 | fúhé | fǔhé |
| 狗狗 | gǒugou | gǒugóu |
| 骨头 | gǔtou | gútou |
| 结果 | jiéguǒ | jiēguǒ |
| 勉强 | miǎnqiǎng | miǎnqiáng |
| 纤维 | xiānwéi | qiānwéi |
| 因为 | yīnwèi | yīnwéi |
| 油炸 | yóuzhá | yóuzhà |
| 脂肪 | zhīfáng | zhǐfáng |
| 质量 | zhìliàng | zhíliàng |
| 主意 | zhǔyi | zhúyi |
