Pronunciation Issue in Azure Text-to-Speech Service for Chinese Mandarin

sman 5

Hello,

I want to share some feedback regarding a pronunciation issue I encountered while using the Azure Text-to-Speech service for Chinese Mandarin (普通话).

In the phrase "鱼戏莲叶西" (yú xì lián yè xī), the first character is pronounced incorrectly as "xi" instead of "yú".

Thank you.

VasaviLankipalle-MSFT 18,676 Reputation points Moderator

2023-09-07T23:55:10.0266667+00:00

Hello @sman , Thanks for using Microsoft Q&A Platform.

Is it possible to share the sample audio file and the complete text regarding this issue to reproduce the same on our end?
sman 5 Reputation points

2023-09-08T02:50:22.4233333+00:00

Hello,

The phrase "鱼戏莲叶西" should be pronounced as "yú xì lián yè xī." However, it is currently pronounced as "xì xì lián yè xī," which is incorrect.The correct pronunciation can be achieved by removing "西".

The pronunciation of the word "鱼" is incorrect in the phrase "鱼戏莲叶西", but it is correct in the phrase "鱼戏莲叶" .

I have recorded a video, but the Azure community does not allow uploads in this format.

The URL for the video demonstrating the issue is https://sman.cn/temp/Screen-2023-09-08-103025.mp4

Thank you for your attention to this matter.
VasaviLankipalle-MSFT 18,676 Reputation points Moderator

2023-09-08T22:18:17.3433333+00:00

Hello @sman , we really appreciate your effort in sharing this detailed information with us.

Please allow some time to check internally and will get back to you on this.

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