<p>I think you saw the phrase in writing rather than hearing it. The pronunciations, meanings, and uses of these two words are very different.</p>
<p><strong>相</strong> has the following pronunciations:</p>
<ul>
<li><p><strong>[xiāng] - 交互</strong>。(相互 [xiānghù] - each other, mutual)</p>
</li>
<li><p>[xiàng] - 容貌，物体的外观, 察看，判断....</p>
</li>
</ul>
<p><strong>柤</strong> has three pronunciations:</p>
<ul>
<li><p>[zhā] - 同“樝（楂）”。果木名。即山楂。</p>
</li>
<li><p>[zǔ] - 通“俎”。古代的祭器。</p>
</li>
<li><p>[zū] - 春秋时楚地名。故址在今江苏省邳州市西北。</p>
</li>
</ul>

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Thanks.  You are right - I listened again and it did sound like “xianghu”.  What’s puzzling is that when I used google translate, 柤互 translated to “mutual”.  So I thought it had a different nuance.  I guess google translate just ignored the 柤 and translated 互.
tiktock
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Yes, it's quite puzzling. Here is the result from my Google Translate: 柤互[Zhā hù] - Piaohu. When reverse translating, Piaohu - 飘忽[Piāohū] :) No, I think it (柤) was simply a typo of "相".
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2024-03-14T23:16:40.090Z
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r13
<p>Haha, the characters 相 and 柤 look deceptively similar, especially in small print!</p>
<p>Can't find a word: 柤互zhāhù</p>
<p>It seems the Artificial Intelligence that writes the subtitles, or translates, is not so intelligent!</p>

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2024-03-15T05:58:02.220Z
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Pedroski
<p>The latter one (柤互尊重) is not correct, maybe it's the wrong spell of 相互尊重.</p>

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Gaelthorn
<p>What is the difference between saying 相互尊重 and 柤互尊重.  I heard Chinese foreign minister use the latter phrase.  But does 柤互 on its own mean anything, and why use this instead of the former phrase?  柤 vs 相?</p>

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Both phrases mean “mutual respect”. What’s the difference?
# Both phrases mean “mutual respect”. What’s the difference?

(Asked by: username_0 on 2024-03-14)

What is the difference between saying 相互尊重 and 柤互尊重. I heard Chinese foreign minister use the latter phrase. But does 柤互 on its own mean anything, and why use this instead of the former phrase? 柤 vs 相?

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### Answer by username_1 on 2024-03-14. Score: 2

I think you saw the phrase in writing rather than hearing it. The pronunciations, meanings, and uses of these two words are very different.

**相** has the following pronunciations:

* **[xiāng] - 交互**。(相互 [xiānghù] - each other, mutual)
* [xiàng] - 容貌，物体的外观, 察看，判断....

**柤** has three pronunciations:

* [zhā] - 同“樝（楂）”。果木名。即山楂。
* [zǔ] - 通“俎”。古代的祭器。
* [zū] - 春秋时楚地名。故址在今江苏省邳州市西北。

> **Comments:**
> **username_0**: Thanks.  You are right - I listened again and it did sound like “xianghu”.  What’s puzzling is that when I used google translate, 柤互 translated to “mutual”.  So I thought it had a different nuance.  I guess google translate just ignored the 柤 and translated 互.  
> **username_1**: Yes, it's quite puzzling. Here is the result from my Google Translate: 柤互[Zhā hù] - Piaohu. When reverse translating, Piaohu - 飘忽[Piāohū] :) No, I think it (柤) was simply a typo of "相".  

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### Answer by username_2 on 2024-03-15. Score: 0

Haha, the characters 相 and 柤 look deceptively similar, especially in small print!

Can't find a word: 柤互zhāhù

It seems the Artificial Intelligence that writes the subtitles, or translates, is not so intelligent!


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### Answer by username_3 on 2024-03-15. Score: 0

The latter one (柤互尊重) is not correct, maybe it's the wrong spell of 相互尊重.


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