Pronunciation/Brand names
How do you pronounce Tencent?
TEN-cent/ˈtɛnsɛnt/
Commonly said as: "ten-CENT" with end stress
ten cent
Tencent
What it is
Tencent is the Chinese internet group behind WeChat.
Why it gets said wrong
Two syllables with the stress up front, exactly like ten cents.
Hear it in a sentence
Tencent reported earnings.
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