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watch – shoh-bee-ow

Written as shŏubiăo or shoubiao

Note: The meaning of the word watch here is as in a wristwatch. 

To remember that watch (noun - wristwatch) is pronounced shoh-bee-ow (shoubiao) in Mandarin Chinese, use the following mnemonic:

My watch shows a bee and an owl (shoh-bee-ow) on the minute and hour hands. 

My watch shows a bee and an owl (shoh-bee-ow) on the minute and hour hands

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