Comments on: Lesson 085. Visit to a dentist. http://www.melnyks.com/lesson-085-visit-to-a-dentist/ Learn Mandarin Chinese with theme-based and progressive online lessons. Tue, 07 Feb 2012 00:43:03 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.2.1 By: Serge Melnyk http://www.melnyks.com/lesson-085-visit-to-a-dentist/#comment-27213 Serge Melnyk Mon, 08 Oct 2007 04:35:13 +0000 http://www.melnyks.com/lesson-085-visit-to-a-dentist/#comment-27213 Hi Sebastian, Yes, this word has two pronunciations. Teng2 and tong4. Actually, they are two different characters: 疼(teng2) and 痛(tong4). （疼）Teng2 is more often used by Chinese from Northern China, while (痛) tong4 by Chinese from South China and Taiwan. So it’s a matter of your personal taste which version to use. Hi Sebastian,

Yes, this word has two pronunciations. Teng2 and tong4. Actually, they are two different characters: 疼(teng2) and 痛(tong4).

（疼）Teng2 is more often used by Chinese from Northern China, while (痛) tong4 by Chinese from South China and Taiwan.

So it’s a matter of your personal taste which version to use.

]]> By: Sebastian http://www.melnyks.com/lesson-085-visit-to-a-dentist/#comment-27212 Sebastian Mon, 08 Oct 2007 04:27:12 +0000 http://www.melnyks.com/lesson-085-visit-to-a-dentist/#comment-27212 Thanks for that interesting lesson. I would like to know if the word teng2 (pain) has multiple pronunciations? In the recording of my textbook, the speaker pronounces it as teng, but in your lesson it sounds more like tong or toong. Thanks for that interesting lesson. I would like to know if the word teng2 (pain) has multiple pronunciations? In the recording of my textbook, the speaker pronounces it as teng, but in your lesson it sounds more like tong or toong.

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