English Explanatory Dictionary

Wade-Giles

English dictionary entry

Meanings

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

Word forms

Wade-Giles

Etymology

1943. Named after British diplomats Thomas Francis Wade and Herbert Giles, who developed the system in the 19th century.

Synonyms

Wade

Related words

Bopomofo Zhuyin fuhao Gwoyeu Romatzyh Pinyin Hanyu Pinyin Tongyong Pinyin Yale
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