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stavros 15 days ago | parent | context | favorite | on: Qian Xuesen: The missile genius America lost and C...

Ahh, I see, so it's not "Chian", it's "Tsian"?

BigTTYGothGF 15 days ago [–]

'q' is alveolar: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alveolar_consonant. In Wade-Giles it would be "Ch'ian".

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