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01-10-2006, 06:12 AM
Post subject: What does Xianti mean? How do you pronounce Xianti?
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I've been asked this countless times. So here it is.
Xian·ti ['zhän-tE] n : ...
My real name is John Kwon. Years ago, a friend of mine who has a knack for intentionally saying things funny started calling me John-tee in lieu of Johnny. As this new moniker matured (with months of drunken comradery), its pronunciation became less stringent and more slurred. John-tee evolved into Zhawn-tee. I then took it upon myself to develop an ingenius pseudo-Chinese spelling for Zhawn-tee (although I am Korean, not Chinese).
Xianti was born.
Years later, I decided to Google Xianti on a whim. To my surprise, I discovered that it is a real Chinese word ( )! Literally, it means "immortal body." In usage and loosely translated, it means
...God.
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01-10-2006, 06:28 AM
Post subject: Re: What does Xianti mean? How do you pronounce Xianti?
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In usage and loosely translated, it means
...God.
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Alternative translations include: "homosexual," "melon head" and "admin extraordinaire."
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Only Xee-ann-tee over here would think people care enough about his name to warrant a thread about it.
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I remember seeing you in vent once or twice... everyone would jsut kinda mumble your name in a barely audible way, cuz no one wanted to offend you, but didnt know how to say it.
I always find that stuff funny, like knowing people though text mediums, so sometimes you never even take the time to phoenically recognize someone, you jsut see the text. Or you do sound it out but just kinda make soemthing up cuz it doesnt matter since you never say it. The same used to happen a lot when I played video games more, when I was freinds with these guys that where into games. We would be talking about the game, like for example a unit in this one strategy game was called a zealot, and one kid would always say zee-lot, and it was alwys funny. We would tell him but he insisted it was indeed zee-lot. Hes a retard though, seeing as the word zealot is not fictional but describes someone of a fanatical nature, and it is definately pronounced zel-ot.
anyways, good to know how to really say it xman
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I thought it went
Zi (like the way you pronounce the letter Z)
an (like you pronounce aunt, but without the T)
tee (like a golf tee).
Correct me if I'm wrong?
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Originally Posted by ensign_lee
I thought it went
Zi (like the way you pronounce the letter Z)
an (like you pronounce aunt, but without the T)
tee (like a golf tee).
Correct me if I'm wrong?
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so did i.
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I pronounce it like Chianti (n : dry red Italian table wine from the Chianti region of Tuscany) kE-än' tE
Just figured you for a lush I guess.
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Xianti
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Originally Posted by boostNslide
I remember seeing you in vent once or twice...
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Impostor! I've never been in Ventrilo.
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Xianti
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Originally Posted by ensign_lee
Correct me if I'm wrong?
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Wrong. Two syllables only. But, if you say zi-an-tee faster, it could be two syllables and sound almost right.
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Originally Posted by Demiparadigm
I pronounce it like Chianti
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mmmmm... chianti.
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Originally Posted by boostNslide
I remember seeing you in vent once or twice... everyone would jsut kinda mumble your name in a barely audible way, cuz no one wanted to offend you, but didnt know how to say it.
I always find that stuff funny, like knowing people though text mediums, so sometimes you never even take the time to phoenically recognize someone, you jsut see the text. Or you do sound it out but just kinda make soemthing up cuz it doesnt matter since you never say it. The same used to happen a lot when I played video games more, when I was freinds with these guys that where into games. We would be talking about the game, like for example a unit in this one strategy game was called a zealot, and one kid would always say zee-lot, and it was alwys funny. We would tell him but he insisted it was indeed zee-lot. Hes a retard though, seeing as the word zealot is not fictional but describes someone of a fanatical nature, and it is definately pronounced zel-ot.
anyways, good to know how to really say it xman
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Originally Posted by Xianti
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Originally Posted by Demiparadigm
I pronounce it like Chianti
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mmmmm... chianti. |
I still pronounce it Keyonti
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Originally Posted by Lukie
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Originally Posted by boostNslide
I remember seeing you in vent once or twice... everyone would jsut kinda mumble your name in a barely audible way, cuz no one wanted to offend you, but didnt know how to say it.
I always find that stuff funny, like knowing people though text mediums, so sometimes you never even take the time to phoenically recognize someone, you jsut see the text. Or you do sound it out but just kinda make soemthing up cuz it doesnt matter since you never say it. The same used to happen a lot when I played video games more, when I was freinds with these guys that where into games. We would be talking about the game, like for example a unit in this one strategy game was called a zealot, and one kid would always say zee-lot, and it was alwys funny. We would tell him but he insisted it was indeed zee-lot. Hes a retard though, seeing as the word zealot is not fictional but describes someone of a fanatical nature, and it is definately pronounced zel-ot.
anyways, good to know how to really say it xman
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08-02-2006, 02:24 AM
Post subject: Re: What does Xianti mean? How do you pronounce Xianti?
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Originally Posted by Xianti
Literally, it [Xianti] means "immortal body." In usage and loosely translated, it means
...God.
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So that's where your complex comes from?
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Originally Posted by jackvance
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Originally Posted by Lukie
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Originally Posted by boostNslide
I remember seeing you in vent once or twice... everyone would jsut kinda mumble your name in a barely audible way, cuz no one wanted to offend you, but didnt know how to say it.
I always find that stuff funny, like knowing people though text mediums, so sometimes you never even take the time to phoenically recognize someone, you jsut see the text. Or you do sound it out but just kinda make soemthing up cuz it doesnt matter since you never say it. The same used to happen a lot when I played video games more, when I was freinds with these guys that where into games. We would be talking about the game, like for example a unit in this one strategy game was called a zealot, and one kid would always say zee-lot, and it was alwys funny. We would tell him but he insisted it was indeed zee-lot. Hes a retard though, seeing as the word zealot is not fictional but describes someone of a fanatical nature, and it is definately pronounced zel-ot.
anyways, good to know how to really say it xman
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Originally Posted by Demiparadigm
I pronounce it like Chianti (n : dry red Italian table wine from the Chianti region of Tuscany) kE-än' tE
Just figured you for a lush I guess.
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I always assumed this, too, since X is the greek Chi, and sounds like a hard "C"
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08-02-2006, 07:07 AM
Post subject: Re: What does Xianti mean? How do you pronounce Xianti?
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Originally Posted by DaNutsInYoEye
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In usage and loosely translated, it means
...God.
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Alternative translations include: "homosexual," "melon head" and "admin extraordinaire." |
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Originally Posted by Demiparadigm
I pronounce it like Chianti (n : dry red Italian table wine from the Chianti region of Tuscany) kE-än' tE
Just figured you for a lush I guess.
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I always assumed this, too, since X is the greek Chi, and sounds like a hard "C" |
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a friend of mine who has a knack for intentionally saying things funny started calling me John-tee in lieu of Johnny.
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i've said it before, and i'm saying it again, asians have the strangest hobbies
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Zee-ahn-ti thank you for the info. I was always saying it like zhan-ti.
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Alternative translations include: "homosexual," "melon head" and "admin extraordinaire."
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Originally Posted by thenonsequitur
thirded. i spent (wasted?) so much of my time playiong this game from about 6 years ago until about 3 years ago.
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So wut game was this, hoping Jackvance from 4 years ago can answer this question.
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So wut game was this, hoping Jackvance from 4 years ago can answer this question.
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