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Tongyong Pinyin

/ˌtɒŋjɒŋ ˈpɪnjɪn/

Tongyong Pinyin proper noun: a system of romanization for Mandarin Chinese developed and implemented in the Republic of China (Taiwan) in the 1990s.

Proper noun

Tongyong Pinyin

  1. A system of romanization for Mandarin Chinese developed and implemented in the Republic of China (Taiwan) in the 1990s.
    • With regard to romanization, several different systems are concurrently being used in Taiwan, including Wade-Giles, Tongyong Pinyin 通用拼音, Hanyu Pinyin 漢語拼音, and Gwoyeu Romatzyh.2003, Julie Ju et al., editors, A Brief Introduction to Taiwan, Government Information Office, →ISBN, →OCLC, page 16
    • By now, you may be as puzzled as most American visitors to Taiwan are. And there is more confusion to come. For the purpose of this book, keep in mind that we are using Tongyong Pinyin throughout, with Hanyu Pinyin in parentheses when the spelling is different.2006, David C. King, Taiwan (Enchantment of the World), Children's Press, →ISBN, →LCCN, →OCLC, page 89

Examples of Tongyong Pinyin in a sentence

  • The city has opted to use the Tongyong Pinyin system, with streets well marked in English and Chinese.2007, Stephen Keeling, Brice Minnigh, The Rough Guide to Taiwan (Rough Guides), Penguin, →ISBN, →OCLC, page 316:
  • Taiwan’s still official but probably-not-long-for-this-world romanization system for Mandarin is Tongyong Pinyin.2008 August 7, “Taiwan Google searches: Hanyu Pinyin vs. Tongyong Pinyin”, in Pinyin.info, archived from the original on 12 Aug 2008:
  • This promotion of Tongyong pinyin reflects Taiwan-identifying political elites seeking to supplant Guoyu with Taiwan-accented Mandarin as the prestige language variety in Taiwan.2017 January 22, Martin Boyle, “Pinyin and a Taiwanese identity”, in Taipei Times, →ISSN, →OCLC, archived from the original on 21 Jan 2017...
  • For instance, while many DPP-led localities had favoured the locally designed Tongyong Pinyin system for the purpose of Mandarin transliteration (notably for toponyms), the incoming[…]2022 August 5, Jean-François Dupré, “Language Politics and Recognition under Tsai Ing-wen”, in International Journal of Taiwan Studies...

Origin of Tongyong Pinyin

From the Tongyong Pinyin romanization of the Mandarin Chinese pronunciation for 通用拼音 (Tongyòng Pinyin).

Questions about Tongyong Pinyin

What does Tongyong Pinyin mean?
Tongyong Pinyin means a system of romanization for Mandarin Chinese developed and implemented in the Republic of China (Taiwan) in the 1990s.
How do you use Tongyong Pinyin in a sentence?
The city has opted to use the Tongyong Pinyin system, with streets well marked in English and Chinese.
What part of speech is Tongyong Pinyin?
Tongyong Pinyin is a proper noun.
How do you pronounce Tongyong Pinyin?
Tongyong Pinyin is pronounced /ˌtɒŋjɒŋ ˈpɪnjɪn/.

Words near Tongyong Pinyin in the dictionary

  1. Tongva
  2. Tongvas
  3. Tongxiang
  4. Tongxin
  5. Tongxu
  6. Tongyong Pinyin
  7. Tongyu
  8. tongzhi
  9. tongzhis
  10. Tongzhou
  11. Toni

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