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Wade–Giles

Wade–Giles is the alternative form of Wade-Giles.

Meaning of Wade-Giles

Proper noun

Wade-Giles

  1. A system for transcribing the Beijing dialect of Mandarin Chinese into the Latin alphabet; formally uses hyphens and the spiritus asper apostrophe.
    • The pronunciation aids to Chinese names are of doubtful value. They are not phonetic, being only a slight modification of the Wade-Giles system, and become really confusing when Mandarin pronunciations are given for Cantonese or historical spellings.1947 May, Earl Swisher, “MacNair, China”, in Pacific Historical Review, volume XVI, number 2, University of California Press, →ISSN, →OCLC, page 214
    Synonyms:
    Wade

Questions about Wade–Giles

What is Wade–Giles the alternative form of?
Wade–Giles is the alternative form of Wade-Giles.

Words near Wade–Giles in the dictionary

  1. Wadesboro
  2. wadest
  3. wadeth
  4. Wadeville
  5. Wadewitz
  6. Wade–Giles
  7. Wadford
  8. Wadfords
  9. Wadforth
  10. Wadforths
  11. wadge

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