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• Flax_vert@feddit.uk ⁨1⁩ ⁨day⁩ ago

  It’s got different tones, I know that

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  • DeathByBigSad@sh.itjust.works ⁨1⁩ ⁨day⁩ ago

    None of the 4 tones of the pinyin “long” even sound like “long” in English. I mean the “o” does not represent the same sound.

    Sorry if I sound like I’m trying to start a debate for no reason, but as a native Mandarin speaker, it kinda triggers my OCD xD

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    • Flax_vert@feddit.uk ⁨1⁩ ⁨day⁩ ago

      Lóng… Long… It sounds very similar

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