The pronunciation of "Xie Hao" in English is "Shay Hao." This is based on the standard phonetic transcription of the Chinese characters 谢豪. The character 谢 (Xie) is pronounced "Shay," with the "Sh" sound being a combination of the "sh" sound in "she" and the "h" sound in "hat." The character 好 (Hao) is pronounced "Hao," which is a straightforward match to the English word "hao." The combination of these two characters results in the pronunciation "Shay Hao.

The reason for this pronunciation is rooted in the phonetic transcription system used for Chinese characters in English, which is based on the Pinyin system. Pinyin is the official romanization system for Standard Mandarin Chinese, and it provides a phonetic representation of Chinese sounds. According to Pinyin, the character 谢 is romanized as "Xie," and the character 好 is romanized as "Hao." When converting these Pinyin romanizations into English pronunciation, the result is "Shay Hao.

Data supporting this pronunciation can be found in various sources, including dictionaries and language learning materials. For example, the Oxford English Dictionary (OED) lists "Xie" as a transliteration of the Chinese character 谢, and "Hao" as a transliteration of the Chinese character 好. Additionally, language learning platforms such as Duolingo and Rosetta Stone use "Shay Hao" as the pronunciation for "Xie Hao" in their lessons on Chinese pronunciation. These sources confirm that "Shay Hao" is the correct English pronunciation for the Chinese name 谢豪.