• Tongyong Pinyin was the official romanization of Mandarin in Taiwan between 2002 and 2008. The system was unofficially used between 2000 and 2002, when...
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  • Hanyu Pinyin as its official romanization system in 2009, replacing Tongyong Pinyin. Matteo Ricci, a Jesuit missionary in China, wrote the first book that...
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    already ceased together with the end of Latinxua Sinwenz movement. Tongyong Pinyin is a system with some usage in Taiwan. It was introduced by the linguist...
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    Mandarin Phonetic Symbols II (1986), and Tongyong Pinyin (2000). The Kuomintang (KMT) has previously promoted pinyin with Ma Ying-jeou's successful presidential...
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    official in Taiwan until 2002, when Tongyong Pinyin was adopted. In 2009, Hanyu Pinyin replaced Tongyong Pinyin as the official romanization (see Chinese...
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  • government and many provinces and cities adopted Hanyu Pinyin for use on signs, some places use Tongyong Pinyin and older systems. Examples being, Kaohsiung, Taiwan's...
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    Pinyin: Zhūluó Cūn; Tongyong Pinyin: Jhuluó Cun) "Pearl and Snail" Fusing / Fuxing (Fuhsing; Chinese: 復興村; Hanyu Pinyin: Fùxīng Cūn; Tongyong Pinyin:...
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  • Bopomofo (section Pinyin)
    Bopomofo to Pinyin converter and reverse bopomofo syllable chart, with Hanyu Pinyin equivalents Pinyin Annotator – adds bopomofo (bopomofo) or pinyin on top...
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    change to signs and documents using Tongyòng Pinyin is not complete. There are still some signs using Tongyòng Pinyin on highways and roads. Alishan (阿里山)...
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    Chinese (simplified Chinese: 汉语; traditional Chinese: 漢語; pinyin: Hànyǔ; lit. 'Han language' or 中文; Zhōngwén; 'Chinese writing') is a group of languages...
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    such as 8 (八, pinyin: bā), a homophone for "wealth", and 6 (六, pinyin: liù), a homophone for "smooth"—but not the number 4 (四, pinyin: sì), which is...
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  • spoken varieties. In certain respects, Guangdong romanization resembles pinyin in its distinction of the alveolar initials z, c, s from the alveolo-palatal...
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  • nationalist politics. Tianchao (天朝; pinyin: Tiāncháo), translated as 'heavenly dynasty' or 'Celestial Empire', and Tianxia (天下; pinyin: Tiānxià) translated as 'All...
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    and was the product of multiple authors. Laozi /ˈlaʊdzə/ is the modern pinyin romanization of 老子. It is not a personal name, but rather an honorific title...
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    Jiufen, also spelled Jioufen or Chiufen (Chinese: 九份; Hanyu Pinyin: Jiǔfèn; Tongyong Pinyin: Jioǔfèn; Wade–Giles: Chiu3-fen4; Pe̍h-ōe-jī: Káu-hūn-á; lit...
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    The chi (Tongyong Pinyin chih) is a traditional Chinese unit of length. Although it is often translated as the "Chinese foot", its length was originally...
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    Shuangxi District (Chinese: 雙溪區; Hanyu Pinyin: Shuāngxī Qū; Tongyong Pinyin: Shuangsi Cyu) is a rural district in the eastern part of New Taipei City,...
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    Party (DPP) areas using Tongyong Pinyin. In 2002, the Taiwanese government led by the DPP promulgated the use of Tongyong Pinyin as the country's preferred...
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    and Harmonious Fists (traditional Chinese: 義和拳; simplified Chinese: 义和拳; pinyin: Yìhéquán; Wade–Giles: I4-ho2-ch'üan2) among other names, were a Chinese...
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    the genealogical records of his family is Chiang Chou-t‘ai (Chinese: 蔣周泰; pinyin: Jiǎng Zhōutài; Wade–Giles: Chiang3 Chou1-t‘ai4). This so-called "register...
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    beast (traditional Chinese: 年獸; simplified Chinese: 年兽; Hanyu Pinyin: Nián shòu; Tongyong Pinyin: Nián shòu; Wade–Giles: Nien2 shou4; Cantonese Yale: Nìhn...
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  • Jian Youwen and Luo Ergang. Chinese: 洪秀全; pinyin: Hóng Xiùquán, Pha̍k-fa-sṳ: Fùng Siu-chhiòn Chinese: 洪火秀; pinyin: Hóng Huǒxiù, Pha̍k-fa-sṳ: Fùng Fó-siu...
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    language") and ping3 jam1 (拼音 "phonetic alphabet", also pronounced as "pinyin" in Mandarin). Despite being intended as a system to indicate pronunciation...
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  • its official status for almost two decades until it was replaced by Tongyong Pinyin in 2002, MPS II existed only in some governmental publications (such...
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  • Transcriptions Standard Mandarin Hanyu Pinyin Wáng Yīyáo Gwoyeu Romatzyh Wang Iyau Wade–Giles Wang2 I1yao2 Tongyong Pinyin Wang2 Yi1yao2 Yale Romanization Wang2...
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    Chinese name 新竹. The same name is rendered Xīnzhú in Hanyu Pinyin and Sinjhú in Tongyong Pinyin. This name refers to the settlement's original Hokkien name...
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    education in rural parts of the country. Chinese characters, along with pinyin, have since replaced Xiao'erjing. Since the mid-1980s, there has been much...
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    Words in native languages Traditional Chinese script: 中華民國自由地區 Mandarin Pinyin: Zhōnghuá Mínguó Zìyóu Dìqū Hokkien: Tiong-hôa Bîn-kok Chū-iû Tē-khu Sixian...
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  • Sun Yat-sen). Wade-Giles: Chungcheng MPS II: Jungjeng Tongyong Pinyin: Jhongjheng Hanyu Pinyin: Zhongzheng Zhongzheng District (中正區), Taipei Zhongzheng...
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    use in Taiwan during the 20th century, alongside Hanyu Pinyin, the autochthonous Tongyong Pinyin, and the bopomofo syllabary. It was also used there as...
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