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Luojie: New page: '''Pinyin''', also known as Hanyu Pinyin is the internationally recognised standard for romanising Mandarin Chinese. It was approved by the Chinese government in 1958 and adopt...

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New page: '''Pinyin''', also known as Hanyu Pinyin is the internationally recognised standard for romanising Mandarin Chinese. It was approved by the Chinese government in 1958 and adopt...

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'''Pinyin''', also known as Hanyu Pinyin is the internationally recognised [[standard]] for [[romanising]] [[Mandarin Chinese]]. It was approved by the Chinese government in 1958 and adopted in 1979 as the basis for romanising all Chinese names and also for the teaching of Mandarin. It is used in all schools as a basic [[literacy]] tool upon which the learning of [[Chinese characters]] is based.

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−	~~'''Pinyin''', also known as '''Hanyu Pinyin''', is the internationally recognised~~ [[standard]] for [[romanising]] [[Mandarin Chinese]]. It was approved by the Chinese government in 1958 and adopted in 1979 as the basis for romanising all Chinese names and also for the teaching of Mandarin. It is used in all schools as a basic [[literacy]] tool upon which the learning of [[Chinese characters]] is based. It is also used by most universities outside [[China]], other than those in [[Taiwan]] as a basis for teaching Mandarin as a foreign language. It is also noteworthy that Taiwan has developed a variant of Hanyu Pinyin~~, known as [[Tongyong Pinyin]] to replace the [[Wade-Giles]] [[romanisation]] system that was previously used internationally, but is now only used in Taiwan.~~	+	#REDIRECT [[Hanyu Pinyin]]
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−	~~== How Pinyin Works ==~~
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−	The Roman letters used in Pinyin do not necessarily have the same pronunciation value as those of English or any other language, especially q and x. Here is a table of the Pinyin letters with a rough English equivalent. The Pinyin letters are divided into ''initials'', which consist of consonants plus w and y, and ''finals'', which always start with a vowel, and which may exist as syllables on their own, except that those syllables beginning with i, u and ü always begin with y, w and y respectively.
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−	~~{\| class="wikitable"~~
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−	~~! Pinyin Letter or Combination of Letters~~
−	~~! English Near Equivalent~~
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−	~~\| b~~
−	~~\| b~~
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−	\|-
−	~~\| p~~
−	~~\| p~~
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−	\|-
−	~~\| m~~
−	~~\| m~~
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−	\|-
−	~~\| f~~
−	~~\| f~~
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−	\|-
−	~~\| d~~
−	~~\| d~~
−
−	\|-
−	~~\| t~~
−	~~\| t~~
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−	\|-
−	~~\| n~~
−	~~\| n~~
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−	\|-
−	~~\| l~~
−	~~\| l~~
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−	\|-
−	~~\| j~~
−	~~\| j with the tongue flat in the mouth~~
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−	\|-
−	~~\| q~~
−	~~\| ch with the tongue flat in the mouth~~
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−	\|-
−	~~\| x~~
−	~~\| Like "sh" with the tongue flat in the mouth~~
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−	\|-
−	~~\| zh~~
−	~~\| Like "j" with the tongue curled touching the palate~~
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−	\|-
−	~~\| ch~~
−	~~\| ch with the tongue curled touching the palate~~
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−	\|-
−	~~\| sh~~
−	~~\| sh with the tongue touching the palate~~
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−	\|-
−	~~\| r~~
−	~~\| Not like the English "r", but a sound made with the tongue touching the palate~~
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−	\|-
−	~~\| z~~
−	~~\| dz~~
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−	\|-
−	~~\| c~~
−	~~\| ts (always at the beginning of a word, unlike in English. In fact German "c" has the same sound before "e" and "i")~~
−	\|-
−	~~\| s~~
−	~~\| s~~
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−	\|-
−	~~\| a~~
−	~~\| a as in "f'''a'''ther"~~
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−	\|-
−	~~\| o~~
−	~~\| o as in "J'''o'''hn" pronounced the British, not the American way~~
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−	\|-
−	~~\| e~~
−	~~\| er without the "r" on the end (again, the way British people pronounce it)~~
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−	\|-
−	~~\| i~~
−	~~\| ee~~
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−	\|-
−	~~\| u~~
−	~~\| oo, but with the lips more closely rounded, more like the German "u"~~
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−	\|-
−	~~\| ü~~
−	\| The French "u" or the German "ü". Not found in English. "Ü" is only written this way after "l" and "n". When it occurs after j, q, x and y, it is always written as "u" without the umlauts, as the other "u" never occurs after these letters
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−	~~\| y~~
−	~~\| y as in "'''Y'''es": replaces "i" and "ü" at the beginning of a syllable. If the sound is "i" on its own, then the syllable is written "yi" or "yu".~~
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−	\|-
−	~~\| w~~
−	~~\| w Replaces "u" at the beginning of a syllable. If the sound is "u" on its own, then the syllable is written "wu".~~
−	\|-
−	~~\| ao~~
−	~~\| ao, as in "Mac'''ao'''"~~
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−	\|-
−	~~\| an~~
−	~~\| As in "'''Ann'''" spoken by people from Northern England~~
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−	\|-
−	~~\| ang~~
−	~~\| More like "ahng", never like the "ang" in "angry"~~
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−	\|-
−	~~\| ei~~
−	~~\| Like "ay" in "d'''ay'''"~~
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−	\|-
−	~~\| en~~
−	~~\| Like "'''an'''" when it is unstressed, also similar to "'''earn'''" when said by British people (without the "r" being pronounced, but not drawn out.~~
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−	\|-
−	~~\| eng~~
−	~~\| "erng"; similar, but not the same as the "ung" in "bung" when spoken by American speakers of English~~
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−	\|-
−	~~\| ie~~
−	~~\| The same as '''Yeah'''. Written "ye" on its own.~~
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−	\|-
−	~~\| in / yin~~
−	~~\| As in "'''in'''"~~
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−	\|-
−	~~\| iong / yong~~
−	~~\| yoong; like "'''young'''" when said by somebody from the north of England.~~
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−	\|-
−	~~\| ong~~
−	~~\| oong; like "b'''ung'''" when said by somebody from the north of England, never like the "ong" in "song"~~
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−	\|-
−	~~\| ou~~
−	~~\| Like the "o" in "g'''o'''"~~
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−	\|-
−	~~\| un~~
−	~~\| Like "'''un'''der" spoken by a person from the north of England. On its own, this syllable is written as "'''wen'''" and pronounced accordingly~~
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−	\|-
−	~~\| üe~~
−	~~\| A combination of the "ü" sound and "e" as in "h'''e'''n". Not found in English. Without an initial consonant, this syllable is written "yue"~~
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−	\|-
−	~~\| ün~~
−	~~\| A combination of the "ü" soung and n. Without an initial consonant, this syllable is written "yun"~~
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−	\|}
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−	~~In addition to the pinyin letters, there are also four tone marks to indicate which of the four tones is to be used. For example, the syllable "ma" may be written "mā", "má", "mǎ" or "mà"~~
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−	[[Chinese characters]] are all monosyllabic and may exist on their own as individual words or be combined together to make new ones. This is reflected in Pinyin, for example the character "车" (chē) on its own means "vehicle". However, it is combined with another character to make "火车" (huǒchē), which is "train". In this instance "huǒchē" is written as one word and not two. Pinyin words are also [[capitalise]]d in the European fashion if the words refered to are [[proper nouns]]. [[Chinese names]] in pinyin treat the [[surname]] and [[given name]] as two words, so the name of China's current [[president]] is written as [[Hu Jintao]] (Hu is the surname) and not Hu Jin Tao.
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−	~~[[category:China]]~~
−	~~[[category:linguistics~~]]

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−	'''Pinyin''', also known as Hanyu Pinyin, is the internationally recognised [[standard]] for [[romanising]] [[Mandarin Chinese]]. It was approved by the Chinese government in 1958 and adopted in 1979 as the basis for romanising all Chinese names and also for the teaching of Mandarin. It is used in all schools as a basic [[literacy]] tool upon which the learning of [[Chinese characters]] is based. It is also used by most universities outside [[China]], other than those in [[Taiwan]] as a basis for teaching Mandarin as a foreign language. It is also noteworthy that Taiwan has developed a variant of Hanyu Pinyin, known as [[Tongyong Pinyin]] to replace the [[Wade-Giles]] [[romanisation]] system that was previously used internationally, but is now only used in Taiwan.	+	'''Pinyin''', also known as '''Hanyu Pinyin''', is the internationally recognised [[standard]] for [[romanising]] [[Mandarin Chinese]]. It was approved by the Chinese government in 1958 and adopted in 1979 as the basis for romanising all Chinese names and also for the teaching of Mandarin. It is used in all schools as a basic [[literacy]] tool upon which the learning of [[Chinese characters]] is based. It is also used by most universities outside [[China]], other than those in [[Taiwan]] as a basis for teaching Mandarin as a foreign language. It is also noteworthy that Taiwan has developed a variant of Hanyu Pinyin, known as [[Tongyong Pinyin]] to replace the [[Wade-Giles]] [[romanisation]] system that was previously used internationally, but is now only used in Taiwan.

	== How Pinyin Works ==		== How Pinyin Works ==

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−	'''Pinyin''', also known as Hanyu Pinyin, is the internationally recognised [[standard]] for [[romanising]] [[Mandarin Chinese]]. It was approved by the Chinese government in 1958 and adopted in 1979 as the basis for romanising all Chinese names and also for the teaching of Mandarin. It is used in all schools as a basic [[literacy]] tool upon which the learning of [[Chinese characters]] is based. It is also used by most universities outside [[China]], other than those in [[Taiwan]] as a basis for teaching Mandarin as a foreign language. It is also noteworthy that Taiwan has developed a variant of Hanyu Pinyin, known as [[Tongyong Pinyin]] to replace the [[Wade-Giles]] romanisation system that was previously used internationally, but is now only used in Taiwan.	+	'''Pinyin''', also known as Hanyu Pinyin, is the internationally recognised [[standard]] for [[romanising]] [[Mandarin Chinese]]. It was approved by the Chinese government in 1958 and adopted in 1979 as the basis for romanising all Chinese names and also for the teaching of Mandarin. It is used in all schools as a basic [[literacy]] tool upon which the learning of [[Chinese characters]] is based. It is also used by most universities outside [[China]], other than those in [[Taiwan]] as a basis for teaching Mandarin as a foreign language. It is also noteworthy that Taiwan has developed a variant of Hanyu Pinyin, known as [[Tongyong Pinyin]] to replace the [[Wade-Giles]] [[romanisation]] system that was previously used internationally, but is now only used in Taiwan.

	== How Pinyin Works ==		== How Pinyin Works ==

← Older revision		Revision as of 12:37, September 2, 2007
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−	'''Pinyin''', also known as Hanyu Pinyin, is the internationally recognised [[standard]] for [[romanising]] [[Mandarin Chinese]]. It was approved by the Chinese government in 1958 and adopted in 1979 as the basis for romanising all Chinese names and also for the teaching of Mandarin. It is used in all schools as a basic [[literacy]] tool upon which the learning of [[Chinese characters]] is based. It is also used by most universities outside [[China]], other than those in [[Taiwan]] as a basis for teaching Mandarin as a foreign language. It is also noteworthy that Taiwan has developed a variant of Hanyu Pinyin, known as [[Tongyong Pinyin]] to replace the ~~now almost defunct~~ [[Wade-Giles]] romanisation system that was previously used.	+	'''Pinyin''', also known as Hanyu Pinyin, is the internationally recognised [[standard]] for [[romanising]] [[Mandarin Chinese]]. It was approved by the Chinese government in 1958 and adopted in 1979 as the basis for romanising all Chinese names and also for the teaching of Mandarin. It is used in all schools as a basic [[literacy]] tool upon which the learning of [[Chinese characters]] is based. It is also used by most universities outside [[China]], other than those in [[Taiwan]] as a basis for teaching Mandarin as a foreign language. It is also noteworthy that Taiwan has developed a variant of Hanyu Pinyin, known as [[Tongyong Pinyin]] to replace the [[Wade-Giles]] romanisation system that was previously used internationally, but is now only used in Taiwan.

	== How Pinyin Works ==		== How Pinyin Works ==

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−	'''Pinyin''', also known as Hanyu Pinyin is the internationally recognised [[standard]] for [[romanising]] [[Mandarin Chinese]]. It was approved by the Chinese government in 1958 and adopted in 1979 as the basis for romanising all Chinese names and also for the teaching of Mandarin. It is used in all schools as a basic [[literacy]] tool upon which the learning of [[Chinese characters]] is based. It is also used by most universities outside [[China]], other than those in [[Taiwan]] as a basis for teaching Mandarin as a foreign language. It is also noteworthy that Taiwan has developed a variant of Hanyu Pinyin, known as [[Tongyong Pinyin]] to replace the now almost defunct [[Wade-Giles]] romanisation system that was previously used.	+	'''Pinyin''', also known as Hanyu Pinyin, is the internationally recognised [[standard]] for [[romanising]] [[Mandarin Chinese]]. It was approved by the Chinese government in 1958 and adopted in 1979 as the basis for romanising all Chinese names and also for the teaching of Mandarin. It is used in all schools as a basic [[literacy]] tool upon which the learning of [[Chinese characters]] is based. It is also used by most universities outside [[China]], other than those in [[Taiwan]] as a basis for teaching Mandarin as a foreign language. It is also noteworthy that Taiwan has developed a variant of Hanyu Pinyin, known as [[Tongyong Pinyin]] to replace the now almost defunct [[Wade-Giles]] romanisation system that was previously used.

	== How Pinyin Works ==		== How Pinyin Works ==

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 In addition to the pinyin letters, there are also four tone marks to indicate which of the four tones is to be used. For example, the syllable "ma" may be written "mā", "má", "mǎ" or "mà"
-[[Chinese characters]] are all monosyllabic and may exist on their own as individual words or be combined together to make new ones. This is reflected in Pinyin, for example the character "车" (chē) on its own means "vehicle". However, it is combined with another character to make "火车" (huǒchē), which is "train". In this instance "huǒchē" is written as one word and not two. Pinyin words are also [[capitalise]]d in the European fashion if the words refered to are [[proper nouns]]. [[Chinese names]] in pinyin treat the surname and given name as two words, so the name of China's current [[president]] is written as [[Hu Jintao]] (Hu is the surname) and not Hu Jin Tao.
+[[Chinese characters]] are all monosyllabic and may exist on their own as individual words or be combined together to make new ones. This is reflected in Pinyin, for example the character "车" (chē) on its own means "vehicle". However, it is combined with another character to make "火车" (huǒchē), which is "train". In this instance "huǒchē" is written as one word and not two. Pinyin words are also [[capitalise]]d in the European fashion if the words refered to are [[proper nouns]]. [[Chinese names]] in pinyin treat the [[surname]] and [[given name]] as two words, so the name of China's current [[president]] is written as [[Hu Jintao]] (Hu is the surname) and not Hu Jin Tao.
 [[category:China]]
 [[category:linguistics]]

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-'''Pinyin''', also known as Hanyu Pinyin is the internationally recognised [[standard]] for [[romanising]] [[Mandarin Chinese]]. It was approved by the Chinese government in 1958 and adopted in 1979 as the basis for romanising all Chinese names and also for the teaching of Mandarin. It is used in all schools as a basic [[literacy]] tool upon which the learning of [[Chinese characters]] is based.
+'''Pinyin''', also known as Hanyu Pinyin is the internationally recognised [[standard]] for [[romanising]] [[Mandarin Chinese]]. It was approved by the Chinese government in 1958 and adopted in 1979 as the basis for romanising all Chinese names and also for the teaching of Mandarin. It is used in all schools as a basic [[literacy]] tool upon which the learning of [[Chinese characters]] is based. It is also used by most universities outside [[China]], other than those in [[Taiwan]] as a basis for teaching Mandarin as a foreign language. It is also noteworthy that Taiwan has developed a variant of Hanyu Pinyin, known as [[Tongyong Pinyin]] to replace the now almost defunct [[Wade-Giles]] romanisation system that was previously used.
 [[category:China]]
 [[category:linguistics]]

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	'''Pinyin''', also known as Hanyu Pinyin is the internationally recognised [[standard]] for [[romanising]] [[Mandarin Chinese]]. It was approved by the Chinese government in 1958 and adopted in 1979 as the basis for romanising all Chinese names and also for the teaching of Mandarin. It is used in all schools as a basic [[literacy]] tool upon which the learning of [[Chinese characters]] is based.		'''Pinyin''', also known as Hanyu Pinyin is the internationally recognised [[standard]] for [[romanising]] [[Mandarin Chinese]]. It was approved by the Chinese government in 1958 and adopted in 1979 as the basis for romanising all Chinese names and also for the teaching of Mandarin. It is used in all schools as a basic [[literacy]] tool upon which the learning of [[Chinese characters]] is based.
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		+	[[category:China]]
		+	[[category:linguistics]]