pinyin

noun

Meaning

A phonetic script or romanization system for a language spoken in the People's Republic of China.
A system of romanization for Standard Mandarin, used in the People’s Republic of China, and more recently in other Chinese-speaking areas as well.
A Grassfields Bantu language of Cameroon.

Etymology / origin

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Related words

romanization(English)p'in-yin(English)tongyong pinyin(English)standard mandarin(English)putonghua(English)standard chinese(English)mainland china(English)standarin(English)ime(English)meridians(English)asterism(English)cantonese(English)

Descendant words

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Sources

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