premise: Shaoyang () is a prefecture-level city in southwestern Hunan province, People's Republic of China, bordering Guangxi to the south. Shaoyang has a history of 2500 years and remains an important commercial and transportation city in Hunan. It has a city area and 8 suburban counties, with a population of 7.6 million, the largest in Hunan province.
hypothesis: Shaoyang is difficult for me to pronounce.
reason: I am inexperienced with any asian pronunciation of words and have no idea how to correctly pronounce the word "Shaoyang" with correct inflection of voice, which I know is important in asian languages.