English Explanatory Dictionary

pinyin

English dictionary entry

Meanings

name
  1. Alternative form of Pinyin.
noun
  1. Alternative form of Pinyin.
name
  1. A system of romanization for Standard Mandarin, used in the People’s Republic of China, and more recently in other Mandarin Chinese-speaking areas as well.
noun
  1. A phonetic script or romanization system for various languages spoken in the People's Republic of China, e.g. Tibetan
name
  1. A Grassfields Bantu language of Cameroon.

Pronunciation

pĭn′yĭn′ /ˈpɪnˈjɪn/ LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-Pinyin.wav /ˈpənˈjən/ /ˈpinˈjin/

Word forms

pinyin Pin-yin p'in-yin

Etymology

20th c., from Mandarin Chinese 拼音 (pīnyīn, literally “spelled sounds”).

Synonyms

Hanyu Pinyin

Related words

Tongyong Pinyin Gwoyeu Romatzyh romaji Wade-Giles Yale Bopomofo Zhuyin fuhao Wiktionary’s coverage of Pinyin terms

Derived words

Pinyinisation Pinyinization Pinyinize
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