posted by murrayjames on September 3, 2014 | 4 comments
Hi Grace,

Is there a standard pronunciation for 德高望重? 百度百科 and CEDICT say dégāo-wàngzhòng, but 现代汉语规范词典 and 汉语大词典 both list entries for dégāo-wàngchóng
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Grace Qi on September 4, 2014 | reply
Hi murrayjames,

It's 德高望重 zhòng which means "great; big" (声望很大). Honestly I don't know why it's listed "chóng" in the dictionary, but I know from what people learn in school and in the mandarin proficiency test, it's zhòng- if you are looking for a standard pronunciation.:)
murrayjames on September 4, 2014 | reply
Thanks Grace :)