RELIGIONS
TAOISTS
|
Question
[CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
|
|
|
Wade-Giles System
|
|
|
Pinyin System
|
|
|
Either A or B
|
|
|
None of the above
|
Detailed explanation-1: -Wade–Giles (/ˌweɪd ˈdʒaɪlz/) is a romanization system for Mandarin Chinese. It developed from a system produced by Thomas Francis Wade, during the mid-19th century, and was given completed form with Herbert A. Giles’s Chinese–English Dictionary of 1892.
Detailed explanation-2: -A-There are a number of ways to distinguish Wade-Giles (WG) romanization from pinyin (PY). Usually, you can tell the difference between WG and PY by looking at the individual syllables themselves: When you see syllables beginning with the letters B, D, G, Q, R, X and Z, you are looking at pinyin.
Detailed explanation-3: -The Yale romanization of Mandarin is a system for transcribing the sounds of Standard Chinese, based on Mandarin Chinese varieties spoken in and around Beijing.
Detailed explanation-4: -Hanyu Pinyin (simplified Chinese: ; traditional Chinese: ; pinyin: hànyǔ pīnyīn), often shortened to just pinyin, is the foremost romanization system for Standard Mandarin Chinese.