C#: SSML syntax for Chinese pinyin using Microsoft Azure Text to Speech API

Asked Aug 07 '19 at 03:14

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I have developed an C# Windows apps uisng Azure "Text to Speech" API but for Chinese, I have not figured out how to insert pinyin strings in SSML format that the Azure API can interpret. I'm aware that Amazon Polly can interpre the following SSML code and I'm just trying to do the same thing with Azure.

<speak>
    你说 <phoneme alphabet="x-amazon-pinyin" ph="bo2">薄</phoneme>。 
    我说 <phoneme alphabet="x-amazon-pinyin" ph="bao2">薄</phoneme>。
</speak>

Should I just create a SSML code with other phoneme options such as

ipa – International Phonetic Alphabet
sapi – Speech API Phone Set

to make this happen with Azure?

Thank you in advance for your help.

asked Aug 07 '19 at 03:14

user11892736

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It looks like I can use the sapi option for pinyin like "你说薄。." Still, any comment or suggestion will be welcome. Thanks. – user11892736 Aug 07 '19 at 11:29
You could summarize your solution as an answer. – Jay Gong Aug 13 '19 at 01:43

C#: SSML syntax for Chinese pinyin using Microsoft Azure Text to Speech API

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