Pronunciation/Chinese readings
How do you pronounce 台州?
台(tāi)州tāi zhōu
Commonly said as: reading 台 as tái
胎州
台州
What it is
Taizhou is a coastal city in eastern Zhejiang.
Why it gets said wrong
The 台 in Zhejiang's Taizhou is first tone, tāi, after nearby Mount Tiantai. Jiangsu's Taizhou is tài. The pair is a classic broadcast trap.
Hear it in a sentence
Taizhou is famous for its bayberries.
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