I appreciate your discussion about how to pronounce "yang". Having studied Mandarin Chinese, I pronounce "yang" with the "a" pronounced as it is in the english word "yawn", as you describe.
But after hearing so many people, once even my native Chinese tai chi teacher, pronounce "yang" as if it rhymes with the English word "rang", I was started to doubt my own pronounciation.
After listening to your explanation, I am relaxing into always pronouning it with the soft "a", as in "yawn". This feels good to me.
Thank you for sharing how this episode made you reflect and grow.
Isn't it interesting how we do this? I wonder why we/people/humans second guess ourselves, or our teachers, or the teaching? It's a curious thing that I'm exploring and noticing in my own life as well.
I appreciate your discussion about how to pronounce "yang". Having studied Mandarin Chinese, I pronounce "yang" with the "a" pronounced as it is in the english word "yawn", as you describe.
But after hearing so many people, once even my native Chinese tai chi teacher, pronounce "yang" as if it rhymes with the English word "rang", I was started to doubt my own pronounciation.
After listening to your explanation, I am relaxing into always pronouning it with the soft "a", as in "yawn". This feels good to me.
Thank you for sharing how this episode made you reflect and grow.
Isn't it interesting how we do this? I wonder why we/people/humans second guess ourselves, or our teachers, or the teaching? It's a curious thing that I'm exploring and noticing in my own life as well.