Lie hør!

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Lie hør! 🔊 Human Template:Tts2 (lie hQr; 你好; lit. "you good"; hello)

How do I say this?

  • Lee (high tone, #1) + huh (shouting out tone, #2)
  • Note: this is a straightforward colloquial greeting.
MTL MTLN POJ similar to written tone English
lie li2 lee shouting out tone (#2) you
hør hQ2 huh shouting out tone (#2) good

In this sentence, "lee" is pronounced in the high tone (#1) due to tone sandhi.

Variants

  • Lie hør`bøo?: Are you okay?
  • Lirn hør!: Hello you (plural)!

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