Quick and dirty attempt at Chinese unit pronunciations guide
I'm no linguist but here's how to pronounce the chinese gods and units. I tried to use english words to represent the sounds where possible, and my goal is to get close enough while keeping it simple, so don't @ me.
Major Gods
Fuxi - Foo Sh-YEE
Nüwa - Nyuu Wah (the Nü is like the -nu in “menu” but say it with your lips almost closed or a french accent)
Shennong - Sh-uhn (rhymes with gold-EN) Known
Classical Gods
Xuannü - Sh-yw-æn Nyuu (say it fast like ‘Schwann’ with a Y slipped right before the W)
Myth Unit: Qilin - Ch-YEE Lean
Chiyou - Chhh Yo (The sound you make when you shush someone, but with a CH sound)
Myth Unit: Yazi - Yah Zz (Like stressing the Z syllable in buzz)
Houtu - Hoe Too
Myth unit: Qiongqi - Ch-yone (like ‘gonna’ without the second syllable) Ch-YEE
Heroic Gods
Goumang - Go Mong (like the first syllable of ‘mongrel’)
Myth Unit: Taowu - Tall Woo
Nüba - Nyuu bah
Myth Unit: Taotie - Tall Tier (with the R sound cut off)
Rushou - Roo Show
Myth Unit: Baihu - Bye Who
Mythic Gods
Gonggong - Gon Gon (like ‘gonna’ without the second syllable)
Myth Unit: Qinglong - Ch-YEE-ing Lone (again, rhymes with ‘gonna’ without the second syllable)
Huangdi - Hwong (rhymes with ‘song’) Dee
Myth Unit: Hundun - Hoon Doon (say tuna without the -ah sound)
Zhurong - Zh-oo (Zh is like the sound in ‘pleasure’) Rone (rhymes with ‘gonna’ without the second syllable)
Myth Unit: Zhuque - Zh-oo (Zh is same as above) Ch-weh(like ‘check’ with a W sound slipped in)
Human Units
Dao Swordsman - Exactly as it looks
Ge Halberdier - Guh
Wuzu Javelineer - Exactly as it looks
Heroes
Jiang Ziya - Jee-yang (rhymes with song) Zz Yah (Zz is like stressing the Z syllable in buzz)
Yang Jian - Yang (rhymes with song) Jee-yen
Li Jing - Lee Jee-ing (say it fast)
Wen Zhong - Woo-en (say it fast) Zh-Ohn (Zh like pleasure, Ohn rhymes with the first part of ‘gonna’)
Nezha - Nuh Zha (Zh is like the sound in ‘pleasure’)
Others
Chiwen (naval myth unit) - Chhh (Like 'shhh') Woo-en
Xuanwu (naval myth unit) - Sh-yw-æn Woo (like ‘Schwann’ with a Y slipped right before the W)
Xingtian (Titan) - Sh-YEE-ing Tea-Anne (say it fast)