Wade-Giles

Proper noun

Meaning

Wade-Giles

A system for transcribing the Beijing dialect of Mandarin Chinese into the Latin alphabet; formally uses hyphens and the spiritus asper apostrophe.

Source: en.wiktionary.org

Synonyms

wade Malan

Examples

For the next fifteen years or so, Chiang was known as Jiang Zhiqing ( Wade-Giles : Chiang Chi-ching). Source: Internet

Whereas Wade-Giles needs to use the umlaut to distinguish between chü (pinyin ju) and chu (pinyin zhu), this ambiguity cannot arise with pinyin, so the more convenient form ju is used instead of jü. Source: Internet

Personal names on Taiwanese passports honor the choices of Taiwanese citizens, who often prefer the Wade-Giles romanization of their personal names. Source: Internet

Taylor & Taylor (1995:124) concluded, "By and large, Pinyin represents the Chinese sounds better than the Wade-Giles system, and does so with fewer extra marks." Source: Internet

Close letter words and terms

wade through wade-dahl-till shunt Wade-Dahl-Till valve wadeable Wadebridge wadeite