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Crossposted from https://lemmy.world/post/52415259

Pat Bagley | Bluesky

Tariffs, destroying alliances, a worthless war…Trump has set the table for Chinese dominance in the coming century

TranscriptA political cartoon depicting President Xi of China visiting US President Trump who is asleep in his chair. Over their heads is the text “President Xi” and “President Zzzzzz”

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[–] 4 points 1 month ago (5 children)

Do people pronounce Xi "zee" or is this not wordplay?

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  • [–] 2 points 1 month ago* (4 children)

    I pronounce it in my head like a soft "j" like the "s" in parmesan if that makes sense.

    I don't think I've ever heard it said out loud, so maybe it's more like the sound in xylophone, which would be closer to "z".

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  • [–] 1 point 1 month ago (3 children)

    y'all need to learn some phonetics; there is no way the sound in xylophone is anything other than a z sound XD

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  • [–] 3 points 1 month ago (2 children)

    Fair enough. I'll leave my message as is so people can see how dumb I am. :)

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