Wade-Giles - Pin Yin
Guide
Pin Yin (or Chinese Phonetic Alphabet) system is used by the PRC and is now accepted as the standard for romanization. Here are some comparisons of writing and pronunciation with Wade-Giles.
| Pin Yin | Wade-Giles | English Pronunciation |
| c | ts | ts as in hats |
| q | ch' | ch as in chunk |
| x | hs | sh as in shun |
| z | ts, tz | ds as in adds |
| zh | ch | j as in juice |
| b, p | p, p' | b, p as in boy, pet |
| d, t | t, t' | d, t as in dog, toy |
| g, k | k, k' | g, k as in go, kite |
| r | j | r as in run |
| Shi | Shih | Shr |
| Chi | Ch'ih | Chr |
| Zhi | Chih | Jr |
| Rong | Jung | Rehng |
| Zhong | Chung | Jong |
| Chong | Ch'ung | Chong |
| Qiang | Ch'iang | Chiang |
| Jiang | Chiang | Jiang |
| Some Name Examples | |
| Pin Yin | Wade-Giles |
| Mao Zedong | Mao Tse-tung |
| Zhou Enlai | Chou En-lai |
| Cai Yuanpei | C'ai Yuan-p'ei |
| Yu Youren | Yü Yu-jen |
| Nie Rongzhen | Nieh Jung-chen |
| Xiang Jingyu | Hsiang Ching-yü |
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Revised: September 06, 2001.