Pronunciation/Chinese readings
How do you pronounce 铅笔?
铅(qiān)笔qiān bǐ
Commonly said as: reading 铅 as yán
千笔
铅笔
What it is
铅笔 is a pencil.
Why it gets said wrong
The mirror image of the place name Yanshan: in everyday words 铅 is qiān, and only that Jiangxi county keeps yán.
Hear it in a sentence
Grab a pencil and note it down.
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