> I've always pronounced it He-sun-SHEN (with a very,
> very light emphasis on
> the "He", soft "e" I think).
Never felt the need (either "us" or "them damn animals over there" has always done me fine), but I think I'd have gone for
h'SUN-chen: stress on the first (real) syllable.
Probably because I register the -chen as a Germanic diminutive.
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