expensive hotel (the best) – joe dee-en

Written as jiŭ diàn or jiu dian

To remember that an expensive hotel is pronounced joe dee-en (jiu dian) in Mandarin Chinese, use the following mnemonic:

In expensive hotels you get given a little joey kangaroo dealing cards at the end (joe dee-en) of your dining table.

Tones

1. Joe (joey) is a 3rd tone with ∪ as an accent.

Associate being warm, a 3rd tone, with a horse shoe or horse or smile. See Tones and Mnemonics.

The joey had a big smile.

2. En (end) is a 4th tone with \ as an accent.

Associate being warm, a 4th tone, with lowering things like trip or slide down. See Tones and Mnemonics.

She fell off the end of the table.

Remember

Joe  = 3rd tone = ∪

End = 4th tone = \