Hanyu Pinyin

Hànyǔ Pīnyīn English thumb|"Names printed in red/brown are the Hanyu-Pinyin romanization system; all others are in the Wade-Giles romanization system." (Defense Mapping Agency DMA, 1983) Alternative forms en Han-yu P'in-yin Wade-Giles Etymology From en cmn - 漢語拼音 Hànyǔ Pīnyīn. Pronunciation hän′yü′ pĭn′yĭn′ Proper noun A system of romanization for Mandarin Chinese. Usually called Pinyin. from 20th c. en 1973 w:Lu Xun w:Gladys Yang Gladys Yang Silent China Selected Writings of Lu Xun https://archive.org/details/silentchinaselec0000luxu/ w:Oxford University Press 0-19-281150-9 899095306 7383532M xii https://archive.org/details/silentchinaselec0000luxu/page/n13/ Mr. Jenner has also provided the Note on Pronunciation at p. 196, for Chinese names which are romanized in this volume according to the Hanyu Pinyin system. en 1996 Bell Yung; Evelyn Sakakida Rawski Harmony and Counterpoint: Ritual Music in Chinese Context https://books.google.com/books?id=gXGcQQFxpMEC 253 Stanford University Press 9780804726580 1083060468 I follow McKhann in using Naxi pinyin to transliterate sainii and paq but retain regular Hanyu pinyin for dongba instead of using Naxi pinyin dobbaq since this is the most familiar form. en https://archive.org/details/studiesinlinguis302000univ/ 2000 THE CHINESE DIGRAPHIA PROBLEM IN THE INFORMATION AGE Feng Zhiwei; Yin Binyong 30 1 Studies in the Linguistic Sciences 229 This paper points out that since the 1986 National Conference of Language Works, Hanyu Pinyin and Hanzi no longer have equal status in the Chinese writing system. Hanyu Pinyin has assumed a subordinate status to Hanzi, and it is no longer regarded as an evolving alphabetized writing system to replace Hanzi in the future. This posture is much lower than that preferrred by Mao Zedong in the early stage of New China. en September 20, 2008 EDITORIAL: Pinyin is welcome, but not coercion https://web.archive.org/web/20080920110904/https://www.taipeitimes.com/News/editorials/archives/2008/09/20/2003423686 w:Taipei Times 1563-9525 464696902 Editorials 8 Introducing Hanyu Pinyin is about convenience and consistency, but should not, through autocratic rules, become a new front in the battle over identity.Pragmatism is exactly why we would see the retention of “Taipei,” “Kaohsiung” and “Hsinchu” instead of “Taibei,” “Gaoxiong” and “Xinzhu,” and is the most sensible way to proceed in a politicized environment. en 10/14/2020 Wang Shu-fen; Matthew Mazzetta Kaohsiung nixes proposal to adopt Hanyu Pinyin street signs https://web.archive.org/web/20201016222018/https://focustaiwan.tw/society/202010140011 16 October 2020 https://focustaiwan.tw/society/202010140011 w:Focus Taiwan Society Kaohsiung City Government said Wednesday that it will continue using the Tongyong Pinyin Mandarin romanization system on its street signs, passing on plans by the city's previous mayor to transition to the more widely-used Hanyu Pinyin system.In May 2019, former Kaohsiung Mayor Han Kuo-yu (zh 韓國瑜) proposed adopting the Hanyu Pinyin system for the city's street signs at an estimated cost of NT$73 million (US$2.54 million), though the plan was ultimately delayed because of the COVID-19 pandemic. en 22 February 2022 Courtney Donovan (zh 石東文) Smith The joyous variety in Taiwanese chosen names https://web.archive.org/web/20220222115005/https://www.taiwannews.com.tw/en/news/4451586 22 February 2022 w:Taiwan News Some use romanization to make a political statement, a legacy of the “Great Tongyong-Pinyin Wars” of the 2000s. Here's a useful trick: if you notice someone is using the Hanyu Pinyin system that is standard in China for their name, they are likely pan-blue (pro-KMT), and if they use Taiwan’s Tongyong Pinyin, they are probably pan-green (pro-DPP). en May 9, 2023 Why is the ROC govt trying to make Taiwanese look like Singaporeans? https://web.archive.org/web/20230510033845/https://pinyin.info/news/2023/why-is-the-roc-govt-trying-to-make-taiwanese-look-like-singaporeans/ 10 May 2023 https://pinyin.info/news/2023/why-is-the-roc-govt-trying-to-make-taiwanese-look-like-singaporeans/ Pinyin.info Around twenty years ago, during Taiwan’s romanization wars (when President Chen wanted to impose Tongyong Pinyin upon Taiwan and a great many foreigners and others reacted with dismay and disgust), a popular claim of the Tongyong supporters was, “If Taiwanese use Hanyu Pinyin for their names, no one will be able to tell Taiwanese from Chinese anymore.” en Translations standard romanization of Mandarin Chinese Chinese: Mandarin: cmn 漢語拼音 Hànyǔ pīnyīn, cmn 拼音 Japanese: ja 漢語拼音 かんごピンイン, Kango Pin'in Korean: ko ^한어 병음(漢語拼音) Polish: pl hanyu pinyin m Russian: ru ханью́й пиньи́нь m Slovak: sk chan-jü pchin-jin Vietnamese: vi Bính âm Hán ngữ (vi 拼音漢語) See also :Category:English terms derived from Hanyu Pinyin Tongyong Pinyin Wade-Giles Further reading Hanyu Pinyin (1987) en Chinese