How to pronounce yang rou (羊肉) in Chinese

Hear 羊肉 (yáng ròu) spoken, see what it means, then record yourself for instant AI feedback on your pronunciation.

羊肉

yáng ròu

Characters & meanings

yángT2

sheep; goat

ròuT4

meat

Common mistake

Rising + falling (2-4): climb on yáng, then ròu falls — it opens with the retroflex r, a curled-tongue buzz into -ou; an English "row" loses the buzz entirely.

Example sentence

我不吃羊肉。

Wǒ bù chī yángròu.

I don't eat lamb.

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