How to pronounce tongyi

tongyi is most commonly pronounced "tohng yee" (/ˈtʊŋˈji/). This is the widely-used reading among engineers, though edge cases exist.

Alibaba's Tongyi (通义) brand umbrella over Qwen / Tongyi Qianwen (通义千问, pinyin Tōngyì Qiānwèn), surfaced across Alibaba Cloud Model Studio and Hugging Face. Pinyin Tōngyì: tōng (通, rounded vowel of English "song") + yì (义, "yee"). STRESS-pattern: TOHNG-yee, roughly even with a slight lift on the first syllable. English speakers often mangle it as "tongue-ee" or "tahn-jee"; the o is the rounded "ong" of "song," not "tongue."

Alternate readings you might hear:

• "toong yee"

Source: Wikipedia: Qwen (通义千问 / Tōngyì Qiānwèn)

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