The Mongol is said to have been impressed by this frank reply, as well as by Yelü Chucai's looks (he was a very tall man with a magnificent beard reaching to his waist) and sonorous voice.
ðə mˈɔŋɡɑːl ɪz sˈɛd tə hɐvbɪn ɪmpɹˈɛst baɪ ðɪs fɹˈæŋk ɹᵻplˈaɪ, æz wˈɛl æz baɪ jˈɛluː tʃˈuːkaɪz lˈʊks hiː wʌzɐ vˈɛɹi tˈɔːl mˈæn wɪð ɐ mæɡnˈɪfɪsənt bˈɪɹd ɹˈiːtʃɪŋ tə hɪz wˈeɪst ænd sˈɑːnɚɹəs vˈɔɪs.