Pinyin

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See also: pinyin and pīnyīn

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20th c., from Mandarin Chinese 拼音 (pīnyīn, literally “spelled sounds”).

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Pinyin

  1. 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.]
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Pinyin

  1. A phonetic script or romanization system for various languages spoken in the People's Republic of China. [from 20th c.]

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Pinyin

  1. A Grassfields Bantu language of Cameroon.
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Pinyin m

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