Quote Originally Posted by Antonio1986 View Post
об-ще-жи́-ти·е
The rule here is that after щ the "e" is pronounced like "иэ" and not like "и" even if there is not stress on it!
No. I don’t think there is some special rule about щ.
I pronounce it like «апщижы́тие». People with еканье pronounce it with [э].