Atlas Fret: Songs
China Pronunciation Guide
(Gardner)
China
Ancient period to present
How can we enter the world of the past—its literature, history, art, music—without some understanding of ancient languages? Go ahead—practice your pronunciation of a few key terms found in the literature and history of ancient China. Thanks to Wei-Yin Ko for being our guide into this vocalization of a culture.
Yin-Yang
Dao
Wu Wei
Yin-Yang
Daodejing/Tao Te Ching
Xia
Shang
Zhou
Chung Kuo
(Yo!)
Ban Zhao
Liu Bang
Wang Mang
Sun Tzu
Laozi
Chang’an
Kung Fu Tzu (Confucius)
Xia
Shang
Zhou