Scoobyqueen Posted October 29, 2008 at 11:04 AM Report Posted October 29, 2008 at 11:04 AM Should the first part of the word 畜牧 be pronounced "chu4" or "xu4". I guess 畜 on its own is chu4 but together with 牧 it becomes xu4mu4. Someone I heard pronounced it chu4 but then when I asked him, upon reflection, he said it should be xu4. I was just wondering what the confusion was about. Quote
Hanyu'sWay Posted October 29, 2008 at 05:58 PM Report Posted October 29, 2008 at 05:58 PM 畜 as a noun means (mostly domesticated) animals and should be pronounced as chu4. As a verb it means raising such animals and should be pronounced as xu4. 牲畜 are domesticated animals while 畜牲 can be the same or it can be an insult. Quote
Christina99 Posted October 30, 2008 at 02:38 AM Report Posted October 30, 2008 at 02:38 AM 畜牧：xùmù 牲畜：shēngchù livestock;domesticated animal 畜牲（畜生beastman）：chù shēnɡ Quote
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