Tongyong Pinyin
Proper noun
Meaning
Tongyong Pinyin
A system of romanization for Mandarin Chinese developed and implemented in the Republic of China (Taiwan) in the 1990s.
Examples
In Tongyong Pinyin a ring is written over the vowel instead.
Most areas of Taiwan adopted Tongyong Pinyin, consistent with the national policy.
This also was dual-script, albeit using the Tongyong Pinyin scheme.
Tongyong Pinyin was made the official system in an administrative order that allowed its adoption by local governments to be voluntary.