Wade–Giles (/ˌweɪd ˈdʒaɪlz/ WAYD JYLZE) is a romanization system for Mandarin Chinese. It developed from the system produced by Thomas Francis Wade during...
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This Wade–Giles table is a complete listing of all Wade–Giles syllables used in Standard Chinese. Each syllable in a cell is composed of an initial (columns)...
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Lionel Giles. In 1897 Herbert Giles became only the second professor of Chinese language appointed at the University of Cambridge, succeeding Thomas Wade. At...
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actress Chan Tien Ghee (曾長義), Malaysian businessman Chan is a Mandarin Wade–Giles romanisation (often used in Taiwan) of the surname spelled in pinyin as...
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the Imperial Post was an authority on Chinese place names. When the Wade–Giles system became widespread, some argued that the post office should adopt...
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Cyrillization of Chinese (redirect from Cyrillization of Chinese from Wade-Giles)
systems most commonly used in English-speaking countries: Pinyin and Wade–Giles. It contains every syllable found in Ilya Oshanin's [ru] Great Chinese–Russian...
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amended, extended and converted into the Wade-Giles romanization system for Mandarin Chinese by Herbert Giles in 1892. He was the first professor of Chinese...
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Sz (digraph) (section Wade–Giles)
the Latin script, used in Polish, Kashubian and Hungarian, and in the Wade–Giles system of Romanization of Chinese, as well as the Hong Kong official romanization...
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Romanization of Chinese (section Wade–Giles)
including Zhou Youguang, in the 1950s. Other well-known systems include Wade–Giles (Beijing Mandarin) and Yale romanization (Beijing Mandarin and Cantonese)...
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(Chinese: 閻魔/閻摩; pinyin: Yánmó; Wade–Giles: Yen-mo) or King Yan-lo/Yan-lo Wang (Chinese: 閻羅王; pinyin: Yánluó Wáng; Wade–Giles: Yen-lo Wang), also known as...
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had employed various systems, usually simplifications or adaptations of Wade–Giles. Zhuyin, a standard phonetic system for language education in Taiwan's...
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texts, the tone transcriptions in both pinyin and Wade–Giles are often left out for simplicity; Wade–Giles's extensive use of apostrophes is also usually omitted...
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his family is Chiang Chou-t‘ai (Chinese: 蔣周泰; pinyin: Jiǎng Zhōutài; Wade–Giles: Chiang3 Chou1-t‘ai4). This so-called "register name" (譜名) is the one...
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(traditional Chinese: 義和拳; simplified Chinese: 义和拳; pinyin: Yìhéquán; Wade–Giles: I4-ho2-ch'üan2) among other names, were a Chinese secret society based...
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(Chinese: 木叉; pinyin: Mùchā; Wade–Giles: Mu4-ch'a1), short for Pratimokṣa in Chinese (Chinese: 波羅提木叉; pinyin: Bólúotímùchā; Wade–Giles: Po1-lo2-t'i2-mu4-ch'a1)...
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Chinese: 蓟; traditional Chinese: 薊; pinyin: Jì; Wade–Giles: Chi Jicheng: Chinese: 薊城; pinyin: Jìchéng; Wade–Giles: Chi-cheng; lit. 'Ji Walled City' Jixian:...
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(Chinese: 芝罘島; pinyin: Zhīfú dǎo; Wade–Giles: Chih-fu tao) or North Island (Chinese: 北島; pinyin: Běi dǎo; Wade–Giles: Pei tao), is an islet with historical...
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Mandarin Hanyu Pinyin Lǎozǐ Bopomofo ㄌㄠˇ ㄗˇ Gwoyeu Romatzyh Laotzyy Wade–Giles Lao3-tzu3 Tongyong Pinyin Lǎo-zǐh Yale Romanization Lǎudž IPA [làʊ.tsɹ̩̀]...
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Transcriptions Standard Mandarin Hanyu Pinyin Guānggùn Jié Wade–Giles Kuang-kun chieh Wu Romanization 1Kuaon-kuen-ciq Yue: Cantonese Yale Romanization...
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Xuanzong (Hsüan-tsung in Wade–Giles) may refer to the following Chinese emperors: Emperor Xuanzong of Tang (reigned 713–756) Emperor Xuanzong of Tang (9th...
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Jiāshù; Wade–Giles: Sung Chia-shu; October 17, 1861 – May 3, 1918), also known by his courtesy name Soong Yao-ju (Chinese: 宋耀如; pinyin: Sòng Yàorú; Wade–Giles:...
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Chinese: 新闻报; traditional Chinese: 新聞報; lit. 'News Report', also known in Wade-Giles romanization as Hsin Wen Pao) was a Chinese-language newspaper based in...
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Song Jiaoren (Chinese: 宋敎仁; pinyin: Sòng Jiàorén; Wade–Giles: Sung Chiao-jen, [sʊ̂ŋ tɕjâʊɻə̌n]; Given name at birth: Liàn 鍊; Courtesy name: Dùnchū 鈍初;...
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Pixiu (Chinese: 貔貅; pinyin: píxiū; Wade–Giles: pʻi2-hsiu1; 貔貅, OC:*bi qʰu) is a Chinese mythical hybrid creature. Pixiu are considered powerful protectors...
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Chuanxian (Chinese: 戴傳賢; Wade–Giles: Tai Ch'uan-hsien) or by his other courtesy name, Dai Xuantang (Chinese: 戴選堂; Wade–Giles: Tai Hsüan-t'ang). Dai was...
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during the 1910s by the Beiyang government, where it was used alongside Wade–Giles, a romanization system which used a modified Latin alphabet. Today, Bopomofo...
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Qin (disambiguation) (Prince of Ch'in in Wade–Giles) Prince of Jin (disambiguation) (Prince of Chin in Wade–Giles) This disambiguation page lists articles...
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From Emperor to Citizen (Chinese: 我的前半生; pinyin: Wǒdè Qián Bànshēng; Wade–Giles: Wo Te Ch'ien Pan-Sheng; lit. 'The First Half of My Life') together with...
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Kung Pao chicken (Chinese: 宮保雞丁; pinyin: Gōngbǎo jīdīng; Wade–Giles: Kung1-pao3 chi1-ting1; Zhuyin Fuhao: ㄍㄨㄥ ㄅㄠˇ ㄐㄧ ㄉㄧㄥ), also transcribed Gong Bao or...
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(traditional Chinese: 袁世凱; simplified Chinese: 袁世凯; pinyin: Yuán Shìkǎi; Wade–Giles: Yüan2 Shih4-k'ai3; 16 September 1859 – 6 June 1916) was a Chinese general...
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