the pronunciation for 穴 and 髓

[rezaf]

All the dictionaries that I have seen say that 穴位 is pronounced xue2wei4 and 骨髓 is pronounced gu3sui3, but so far I have never heard any Chinese person pronouncing them this way. Instead they say xue1wei4 and gu3sui2. So who is right? The dictionaries or people?

[anonymoose]

I've only heard them pronounced with their dictionary pronunciations, as far as I can ascertain. But anyway, even native speakers don't always pronounce everything as standard.

[sebhk]

When it comes to spoken language there is no absolute right or wrong. If a certain group of people decides to pronounce a word certain way, then that pronunciation becomes the right way for them, even if it differs from dictionaries or a national standard.

[imron]

I always hear 穴 pronounced xuè, but when I looked it up in my dictionary just now it says:

统读xué，不读xuè。

I guess it's one of those things like 因为 and 办公室.

[rezaf]

yes it sounds more like xue4. A while ago I had to prepare a lecture and when my Shanghainese friend heard my pronunciation she told me that the dictionary version is not understandable for Chinese. She told me that sui3 will sound like shui3(water) . Is it a nanfang thing or do people pronounce it like that in the north too?

[imron]

Sorry, don't know about 骨髓 as it's not something I've heard often.

[猫眼看人]

In Mainland China, the formal and offical pronunciation of 髓 is sui3.But quite a few native speakers pronounce sui2.

[blackmeow]

穴=xue 4

髓=sui 3