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BrandHow to pronounce “Tsingtao”
青岛qīng dǎo
Literally: green island.
“sing-TAO” or “zing-tao”
ching-DOW — the beer keeps the old Wade-Giles spelling, but the city behind it is Qingdao
The shape of the word
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Syllable by syllable
| Syllable | Tone | Practise it |
|---|---|---|
| 青 qīng | First tone — high and flat | qing — open drill → |
| 岛 dǎo | Third tone — low dip | dao — open drill → |
Tsingtao and Qingdao are the same word in two romanisation systems. The bottle is 1903 spelling, the map is modern pinyin.
Questions people ask
How do you pronounce Tsingtao?
Tsingtao is 青岛, qīng dǎo — ching-DOW — the beer keeps the old Wade-Giles spelling, but the city behind it is Qingdao. Literally it means green island.
What is the most common mistake with Tsingtao?
“sing-TAO” or “zing-tao”
Is there anything else worth knowing about Tsingtao?
Tsingtao and Qingdao are the same word in two romanisation systems. The bottle is 1903 spelling, the map is modern pinyin.
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