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Change log entry 58380
Processed by: richwarm (2015-07-28 08:05:42 UTC)
Comment: << review queue entry 55935 - submitted by 'yucht' >>
I'm currently attending a summer Chinese language boarding school in Beijing. I asked several teachers, all responded that the tone of this word should be the falling tone.
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Editor: It's rising tone according to New Century, Chao & Yang, ABC, and Xiandai Hanyu Cidian, to mention just a few sources.

Also you can hear [you2] in the following audio/video links:

http://forvo.com/word/%E9%93%80/#zh

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ot9deFK42tY
(e.g. at 2:19)

On the other hand, they *do* say [you4] in Taiwan:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nhvnQ9bhsmY
https://www.moedict.tw/~%E9%88%BE
https://www.moedict.tw/%E9%88%BE
Diff:
- 鈾 铀 [you2] /uranium (chemistry)/
# + 鈾 铀 [you4] /uranium (chemistry)/
# Editor ~
+ 鈾 铀 [you2] /uranium (chemistry)/Taiwan pr. [you4]/
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