ESpeak NJ-1.51’s Mandarin pronunciation is corrupted

[cary-rowen]

When reading a Chinese character aloud, in addition to reporting the Chinese character itself, the tones of the Chinese character will also be read out in English numbers. This is abnormal.
This looks similar to this Issue

Steps to reproduce:

1. Use NVDA 2021.2 or the latest Alpha version to read the following text, The Chinese meaning of 'this text is(Today's weather is good.':

• 今天的天气很好

2. Use NVDA2021.1 to read the Same sample text:

• "今天的天气很好".

Actual behavior:

In step (1)
NVDA reports ("今One 天 One 的 Five 天 One 气 Four 很 Three 好 Three").
The following is the incorrect recording demonstration (from NVDA-2021.2):
https://drive.google.com/file/d/1wBNLbUzQpPMx-5zLfXYC-XbEg0d6_1fo/view?usp=sharing

Expected behavior:

NVDA reports sample text (" - 今天的天气很好") in Mandarin, just like NVDA-2021.1.
The following is the correct recording demonstration (from NVDA-2021.1):
https://drive.google.com/file/d/1EdaSVpDq8kLXCaAEqZmFcaHRpMwfiJOU/view?usp=sharing

System configuration

NVDA installed/portable/running from source:

installed and portable

NVDA version:

NVDA-2021.2

Windows version:

Windows 10 21H1 (x64) build 19043.1288

Name and version of other software in use when reproducing the issue:

None

Other information about your system:

None

Other questions

Does the issue still occur after restarting your computer?

Yes

Have you tried any other versions of NVDA? If so, please report their behaviors.

NVDA2021.2 everything is normal

If NVDA add-ons are disabled, is your problem still occurring?

Yes

Does the issue still occur after you run the COM Registration Fixing Tool in NVDA's tools menu?

Yes

[seanbudd]

Hi @cary-rowen - would you be able to test this try build, which is using the latest e-Speak

[cary-rowen]

Hi @seanbudd, I tested the try build you provided and it behaves the same as NVDA2021.2, Pronunciation is still abnormal.

[seanbudd]

Thanks @cary-rowen - this will have to reported to the espeak repository https://github.com/espeak-ng/espeak-ng/issues

[cary-rowen]

Hi @seanbudd
I created an Espeak NJ Issue:
espeak-ng/espeak-ng#1028

[seanbudd]

Thanks @cary-rowen - I'm monitoring that issue

[cary-rowen]

Hi guys,

If this commit is merged, and espeak-ng/espeak-ng#1044 is closed, then this issue can also be closed after updating eSpeak.

[seanbudd]

@cary-rowen - can you let us know when we can update eSpeak to incorporate this fix?