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I've heard them said as either zi zer, or zhi zher. Why they chose an x for an initial letter fire a word proposed for English, I'll never understand.
I've even heard someone say them as an s, which is absolutely not what was intended for the obvious reason.
I used to think it was pronounced Chi or жi, its much simpler than those i guess
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