How to pronounce Pingyao beef

Pingyao beef is written 平遥牛肉 where it comes from. In the International Phonetic Alphabet it is /pʰiŋ˧˥ jɑʊ˧˥ ȵjoʊ˧˥ ʐoʊ˥˩/. In plain English letters that is PING-yaow nyoh-roe, with the stress on the syllable in capitals. There is no recording by a native speaker yet, so use the spelling and the IPA.

What is Pingyao beef?

Pingyao beef is a main dish of China. Where it comes from: Pingyao (Shanxi). People usually eat it at lunch or dinner and as a snack. Its main ingredients are beef. It tastes savory.

Where Pingyao beef comes from

Pingyao beef is one of 108 signature dishes of China on this map. See all dishes from Shanxi.

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