How do you pronounce the surname of the US presidential candidate Andrew Yang? Does it rhyme with “gang,” as in “Yang Gang”?
While this pronunciation may be intuitive to Americans – it’s how the Democratic hopeful says his name – it might sound a little off to Chinese ears.
In the video above, we explain the difference between how Mandarin speakers pronounce the popular Chinese last name and how most Americans say it.
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Nov 07, 2019