Pinyin
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English[edit]
Etymology 1[edit]
20th c., from Mandarin Chinese 拼音 (pīnyīn, literally “spelled sounds”).
Alternative forms[edit]
- pinyin
- (from Wade-Giles) p'in-yin
Pronunciation[edit]
Proper noun[edit]
Pinyin
- A system of romanization for Standard Mandarin, used in the People’s Republic of China, and more recently in other Mandarin Chinese-speaking areas as well. [from 20th c.]
- Synonym: Hanyu Pinyin
- [1969, “A note on transliteration”, in Joseph Kitagawa, editor, Understanding Modern China[1], Quadrangle Books, →LCCN, →OCLC, page 8:
- The government of the People’s Republic of China has developed its own romanization system, known as the “Pin-yin,” which is widely used in the communist world but rarely used in the West.]
Translations[edit]
romanization of Mandarin Chinese
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Noun[edit]
Pinyin
- A phonetic script or romanization system for various languages spoken in the People's Republic of China. [from 20th c.]
- For quotations using this term, see Citations:Pinyin.
See also[edit]
Further reading[edit]
- Pinyin romanization in Encyclopædia Britannica including Pinyin to Wade-Giles conversions chart
- “Pinyin, pn.”, in Lexico, Dictionary.com; Oxford University Press, 2019–2022.
- “Pinyin”, in Merriam-Webster Online Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: Merriam-Webster, 1996–present.
Etymology 2[edit]
Proper noun[edit]
Pinyin
- A Grassfields Bantu language of Cameroon.
See also[edit]
Further reading[edit]
- Ethnologue entry for Pinyin, pny
Spanish[edit]
Proper noun[edit]
Pinyin m
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