Pronunciation/Chinese readings
How do you pronounce 郾城?
郾(yǎn)城yǎn chéng
Commonly said as: mis-toning 郾
演城
郾城
What it is
Yancheng is a district of Luohe, Henan, site of Yue Fei's famous victory.
Why it gets said wrong
郾 is third-tone yǎn, easily confused with the lookalikes 鄢 and 偃.
Hear it in a sentence
The text covers the battle of Yancheng.
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