<p>If it's on a downbeat, accented note, then definitely "di". If it's short and unaccented, then it really does not matter. It's probably why you could not tell when you heard it. If you are singing, sing "di" to play safe.</p>

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2016-02-27T19:03:53.773Z
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monalisa
<p>de silent tone(轻声)</p>

<p>di is more like a dialect. </p>

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user2829353
<p>In particular, in the song 耶稣喜爱世上小孩, the second line 世上所有的小孩 sounds as though it were pronounced shìshàng suóyǒu dì xiǎohái.  Is that correct?  Thank you for your help; my ear for Chinese is not yet well developed.</p>

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2016-02-27T18:49:58.987Z
Your question has been discussed before, please see: http://chinese.stackexchange.com/questions/318/why-is-%E7%9A%84-de-sometimes-pronounced-di-even-though-it-is-used-as-a-possessive-p
imrek
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2016-02-27T19:12:49.587Z
Ah, thank you @DrunkenMaster for pointing me to that question; I didn't find it before.  That discussion (along with the comments here) is very helpful.  Since it's beens so thoroughly answered before, maybe someone with a higher rep can close/flag my question as already answered?
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How to pronounce 的 in 所有的?
# How to pronounce 的 in 所有的?

(Asked by: username_0 on 2016-02-27)

In particular, in the song 耶稣喜爱世上小孩, the second line 世上所有的小孩 sounds as though it were pronounced shìshàng suóyǒu dì xiǎohái. Is that correct? Thank you for your help; my ear for Chinese is not yet well developed.

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> **Comments:**
> **username_1**: Your question has been discussed before, please see: http://chinese.stackexchange.com/questions/318/why-is-%E7%9A%84-de-sometimes-pronounced-di-even-though-it-is-used-as-a-possessive-p  
> **username_0**: Ah, thank you @DrunkenMaster for pointing me to that question; I didn't find it before.  That discussion (along with the comments here) is very helpful.  Since it's beens so thoroughly answered before, maybe someone with a higher rep can close/flag my question as already answered?  

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## 2 answers

### Answer by username_2 on 2016-02-27. Score: 6

If it's on a downbeat, accented note, then definitely "di". If it's short and unaccented, then it really does not matter. It's probably why you could not tell when you heard it. If you are singing, sing "di" to play safe.


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### Answer by username_3 on 2016-02-28. Score: 0

de silent tone(轻声)

di is more like a dialect.


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