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Offline DAaaMan64

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Is it pronounced pay-king or pee-king?
« on: December 14, 2008, 06:15:49 AM »
Peking, how is it pronounced?

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Re: Is it pronounced pay-king or pee-king?
« Reply #1 on: December 14, 2008, 06:21:12 AM »
I'd say it's prononced "bhut-ghing"
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Re: Is it pronounced pay-king or pee-king?
« Reply #2 on: December 14, 2008, 07:54:21 AM »
I don't know, but for two weeks in August everyone pronounced Beijing differently, so I think they're just making it up as they go along.

Also, I think the slang for Peking Duck is Chow Yun Quack, but check with a more reliable source before you use it in a restaurant or something.
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Re: Is it pronounced pay-king or pee-king?
« Reply #3 on: December 14, 2008, 12:55:13 PM »
i always pronounced it peck king or pehking
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Re: Is it pronounced pay-king or pee-king?
« Reply #4 on: December 14, 2008, 01:18:38 PM »
Screw that, General Tso's chicken.

Answer that, i've heard it too many different ways (even from people serving it!) to know whats even close to the proper pronunciation.
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Re: Is it pronounced pay-king or pee-king?
« Reply #5 on: December 14, 2008, 01:25:46 PM »
Quote from: DAaaMan64 on December 14, 2008, 06:15:49 AM
Peking, how is it pronounced?

Can be "Peeking" or "Pay-king"...

Quote from: EasyCure on December 14, 2008, 01:18:38 PM
Screw that, General Tso's chicken.

Answer that, i've heard it too many different ways (even from people serving it!) to know whats even close to the proper pronunciation.

General "Sow" (as in the pig)
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Re: Is it pronounced pay-king or pee-king?
« Reply #6 on: December 14, 2008, 01:38:05 PM »
Quote from: Bill Aurion on December 14, 2008, 01:25:46 PM
Quote from: DAaaMan64 on December 14, 2008, 06:15:49 AM
Peking, how is it pronounced?

Can be "Peeking" or "Pay-king"...

Quote from: EasyCure on December 14, 2008, 01:18:38 PM
Screw that, General Tso's chicken.

Answer that, i've heard it too many different ways (even from people serving it!) to know whats even close to the proper pronunciation.

General "Sow" (as in the pig)

thats how i always said it, score!
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Re: Is it pronounced pay-king or pee-king?
« Reply #7 on: December 14, 2008, 05:43:10 PM »
According to Bill, I pronounce things correctly.
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Re: Is it pronounced pay-king or pee-king?
« Reply #8 on: December 15, 2008, 02:10:26 AM »
Duh, it's pronounced "北京."
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Re: Is it pronounced pay-king or pee-king?
« Reply #9 on: December 15, 2008, 08:24:11 AM »
Quote from: MegaByte on December 15, 2008, 02:10:26 AM
Duh, it's pronounced "北京."

Ooooooooh! duh
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Re: Is it pronounced pay-king or pee-king?
« Reply #10 on: December 15, 2008, 12:21:07 PM »
i pronounce it general zau and thats a german z like shang tsung
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Re: Is it pronounced pay-king or pee-king?
« Reply #11 on: December 15, 2008, 12:52:32 PM »
Quote from: Bill Aurion on December 14, 2008, 01:25:46 PM
Quote from: EasyCure on December 14, 2008, 01:18:38 PM
Screw that, General Tso's chicken.

Answer that, i've heard it too many different ways (even from people serving it!) to know whats even close to the proper pronunciation.

General "Sow" (as in the pig)

Rhymes with "How now brown cow?"

I never would have guessed that.
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Re: Is it pronounced pay-king or pee-king?
« Reply #12 on: December 15, 2008, 01:42:29 PM »
Thats how it always came to me naturally. Like i said, though, I've heard it pronounced so many different ways:

Tss-sow
So
Chow
Cho
Zhao
Zo
Cat

etc.
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Re: Is it pronounced pay-king or pee-king?
« Reply #13 on: December 15, 2008, 04:05:44 PM »
Quote from: MegaByte on December 15, 2008, 02:10:26 AM
Duh, it's pronounced "北京."

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Re: Is it pronounced pay-king or pee-king?
« Reply #14 on: December 15, 2008, 04:07:34 PM »
It's pronounced, "GIVE ME SOME DAMN DUCK, YO HO HO"
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Re: Is it pronounced pay-king or pee-king?
« Reply #15 on: December 15, 2008, 07:32:59 PM »
fa ra ra ra ra, ra ra ra ra

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Re: Is it pronounced pay-king or pee-king?
« Reply #16 on: December 15, 2008, 10:00:03 PM »
I had General Chicken for lunch today because of this thread.
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Re: Is it pronounced pay-king or pee-king?
« Reply #17 on: December 15, 2008, 10:25:58 PM »
I'll take full credit for that, so you're welcome.
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Re: Is it pronounced pay-king or pee-king?
« Reply #18 on: December 16, 2008, 11:56:25 AM »
Just pass me the Sushi and I am ok.
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