Pronunciation/Chinese readings
How do you pronounce 沈阳?
沈阳shěn yáng
Commonly said as: reading 沈 as chén
审阳
沈阳
What it is
Shenyang is the capital of Liaoning.
Why it gets said wrong
沈 is shěn as a place name or surname; the chén reading belongs to a variant of 沉 and is now rare.
Hear it in a sentence
I am going to Shenyang next week.
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