According to a statement provided to China Daily, the firm - known for its early backing of Google and a group of leading Chinese internet companies like Alibaba Group Holding, JD and ByteDance - will brand its Chinese arm as HongShan, its Chinese pronunciation of Sequoia.

根据提供给《中国日报》的一份声明，这家以早期支持谷歌和阿里巴巴集团控股、京东和字节跳动等一批领先的中国互联网公司而闻名的公司将把其中国子公司命名为红山，即红杉的中文发音。

The anchors' excellent pronunciation and grammar have garnered the channel an enthusiastic fan base and attracted millions of views.

主播们出色的发音和语法为该频道赢得了热情的粉丝群，并吸引了数百万次观看。

Besides, the number "eight" shares a similar pronunciation with "fa" in Cantonese, which means wealth and luck.

Baijiu is a type of Chinese white liquor, playing on the pronunciation of the numbers "eight" plus "nine".

The platform also provides resources in multiple languages, including German, French, Japanese and Spanish, so language learners can have a quiet place to practice pronunciation.

Rice, with three fellow students from Imperial College London – Gao Yang, Willa Crolius, and Dougie Mann – has designed what the teams believes is the first language learning tool that explains pronunciation as a simple physical form, allowing users to explore their accent with their hands.

”The two-block interface allows for easy live comparison between an ideal pronunciation and the learner’s own attempt.

Sending someone a caidao (kitchen knife) has good connotations as it has a similar pronunciation to wealth arriving in Chinese, added Zhong.

May 20, or "520", whose pronunciation sounds similar to "I love you" in Chinese, has boosted the "sweet economy" boom in China, CCTV reported on Saturday.

The carrier said the French language courses provide systematic training on pronunciation rules and skills, and the most basic and commonly used vocabulary and short sentences in daily life are featured.

Sales of flowers, especially roses, saw a peak on May 20, as the pronunciation of"520" sounds similar to "I love you" in Chinese, and the day has become an unofficial second Valentine's Day celebrated in China.

She can now say "United Kingdom","Italy" and "Japan" with ease, but has difficulty with the names of nations that have little correlation with their pronunciation in Chinese, such as the Netherlands and Switzerland.

The year 2020 is homophonic to the Chinese pronunciation of "love you, love you.

Appearing on the screen via an app, Echo, with vivid facial expressions, is able to accompany users to practice English and Chinese conversations and give suggestions on dimensions such as pronunciation and grammar.

"I have a severe hearing disability, with which I couldn't correct my pronunciation.

"I was refused by many normal schools and whenever I got the chance for conditional admission, I kept staring at the teacher's mouth during class to imitate their pronunciation.