Chinese Pronunciations

Chinese Neolithic Earthenware’s at The Burrell Collection selected by Emma Leighton

(Thanks to Dai Jun Shu for the audio pronunciations)

English-Mandarin Chinese: Relevant Vocabulary for the Neolithic Pottery with the correct phonetic pronunciation in Mandarin Chinese

EnqlishChinese
(Pinyin system)
Pronunciation
ArchaeologyKaogu xuecow go shue
Prehistoricshiqiandeshi chee en de
Gansu
(Gansu, name of a province in North West China where the Banshan Neolithic wares were excavated from)
GansuGan sue
Yangshao
(Yangshao, name of the Neolithic painted pottery culture )
Yangshaoyangshow
Banshan
(Banshan, a type of neolithic pottery circa 2000- 3000 B.C )
banshanbanshan
Banpo
(Banpo, the name of a famous excavated neolithic site in central China )
Banpoban-po
platepanzipan tse
flaskhuwho
vasepingping
urnguihuiwenggwey whey weng
jarguanziguan tse
bowlwanwaan
basinp’anpan
tripoddingding
There are four tones in Mandarin Language (therefore every word you pronounce could have up to four meanings, therefore the correct pronunciation is vital, the above pronunciations are as close as I can get, enjoy!)