Pronunciation/Chinese readings
How do you pronounce 高邮?
高邮gāo yóu
Commonly said as: nearby names are often misread
高油
高邮
What it is
Gaoyou is a city in central Jiangsu, famous for double-yolk eggs.
Why it gets said wrong
The name itself is easy; it is here for contrast with nearby 盱眙, read xū yí, which almost everyone gets wrong at first.
Hear it in a sentence
Gaoyou salted eggs are famous.
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