Pronunciation/Chinese readings
How do you pronounce 邳州?
邳(pī)州pī zhōu
Commonly said as: mis-toning 邳
批州
邳州
What it is
Pizhou in Xuzhou, Jiangsu, is known for its ginkgo trees.
Why it gets said wrong
邳 is first tone pī. It shares its sound with 丕 and 坯, but not with the lookalike 邡, fāng, which appears in the Sichuan city Shifang.
Hear it in a sentence
Go to Pizhou for the ginkgo in late autumn.
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