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November 15

Pronunciation of Juche

There is the IPA pronunciation which is [tɕutɕʰe] but let's be honest, it doesn't help anyone unless you are a Korean speaker. Could someone add the standard pronunciation in English? I have no idea if it's "jukie" or "joochee" or anything in between. Thank you! Ericdec85 (talk) 04:12, 15 November 2019 (UTC)[reply]

The only character there which is unlikely to be familiar to an English speaker is ɕ. If you click on the IPA pronunciation, it will take you to a handy guide where you can find an approximate English pronunciation. Henry ^Flower 10:44, 15 November 2019 (UTC)[reply]

It stands for Voiceless alveolo-palatal fricative, which is kind-of-like the English "sh" sound, except the articulation is further back in the mouth, so instead of coming from the front of the mouth behind the teeth, it's closer to the throat. Since there is no English sound like that, using "sh" in it's place is likely the closest you can get. The little "h" superscript means the second occurrence of the sound is aspirated, which means it is said with a notable puff of air. Since it has a "t" before it, you would pronounce it like the english "tch" as in "match" or "watch". My best approximation would be something like "Tchew-tcheh" where the "tcheh" part is a bit breathier. --Jayron 32 15:34, 15 November 2019 (UTC)[reply]

Help:IPA/Korean suggests that the first vowel is like the "u" in "bull", so maybe not quite "ew" (in my brand of English at any rate). Alansplodge (talk) 12:41, 16 November 2019 (UTC)[reply]

Ju is pronounced like "Jew," and che like the Marxist revolutionary, Che Guevara. DOR (HK) (talk) 19:03, 16 November 2019 (UTC)[reply]

If that were right (and I'm not saying it isn't. And saying that I'm also not saying it is) then BOTH Help:IPA/Korean and the IPA description above are incorrect. The "J" sound in "Jew" would be a voiced consonant and notated as something like [dʒ]. The IPA/Korean does not indicate that sound in the language anywhere, and the IPA pronunciation above doesn't use it. --Jayron 32 13:08, 19 November 2019 (UTC)[reply]

Loved ones touching each other's noses together

What does loved ones (especially children and their parents) pressing and rubbing thier noses together mean? 86.128.244.208 (talk) 21:58, 15 November 2019 (UTC)[reply]

This article Eskimo kissing will have some info for you. MarnetteD|Talk 22:04, 15 November 2019 (UTC)[reply]

"Men with whiskers 'neath their noses / Ought to kiss like Eskimoses - Burma Shave" ←Baseball Bugs ^{What's up, Doc?} carrots→ 09:34, 16 November 2019 (UTC)[reply]

Burma Shave style calls for two more slashes, I'd say. Or three. —Tamfang (talk) 20:24, 16 November 2019 (UTC)[reply]

Hongi, the traditional Maori greeting, may also be of interest. It symbolises closeness and mutual trust. Richard Avery (talk) 22:18, 15 November 2019 (UTC)[reply]