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Asked by Mr.Shen from hong kong, china | May. 10, 2011 21:42
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Name of the 17th emperor, Song Dynasty

Name of the 17th emperor should be pronounced Zhao Xia rather than Zhao Shi according to Wikipedia.

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Answered by Mr.James | May. 11, 2011 02:29
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It is pronouced Zhao Shi. In Chinese dictionary, the character only has one pronunciation, shi, no xia.
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Answered by Mr.Sim | May. 12, 2011 21:00
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According to a Chinese dictionary, the character in question is a rare form of the character "yes" hence pronounced Shi, as well as an older form of the character "summer" hence pronounced Xia. When used as a personal name, it is pronounced Xia.
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