Wade–Giles (/ w eɪ d dʒ aɪ l z / wayd jylze) is a romanization system for Mandarin Chinese. It developed from the system produced by Thomas Francis Wade during the mid-19th century, …

Wade-Giles romanization, system of romanizing the modern Chinese written language, originally devised to simplify Chinese-language characters for the Western world.

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Wade-Giles was the main transliteration system in the English-speaking world for much of the 20th century. It is used in several standard reference books and in all books about China that …

Wade-Giles more accurately emphasizes the longer and stressed 's' in Chinese. Most common example is Sichuan for Szechuan. t: t' x: hs: Once again Wade-Giles gives the better hint on …

Feb 24, 2000 · A - There are a number of ways to distinguish Wade-Giles (WG) romanization from pinyin (PY). Usually, you can tell the difference between WG and PY by looking at the …

Mar 18, 2025 · The old spelling system, named the Wade-Giles system after the two 19th century Britons who developed it, made correct pronunciation unnecessarily difficult. It used …

Wade-Giles was the main system of transcription in the English-speaking world for most of the twentieth century, used in several standard reference books and in all books about China …

Mar 6, 2025 · What is Wade-Giles, and how is it related to Taiwan’s language landscape? Wade-Giles is a system of romanization for Mandarin Chinese that was developed by Thomas Wade …

Wade-Giles: The Historical Approach **Wade-Giles**, developed in the mid-19th century by Thomas Wade and Herbert Giles, was the dominant Romanization system before Pinyin. It …