pinyin
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- Words With Friends
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- Letters
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/ˈpɪnˈjɪn/
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/ˈpɪnˈjɪn/ · /ˈpənˈjən/ · /ˈpinˈjin/
Definition of pinyin
5 senses · 2 parts of speech · etymology included
name
- (alt-of, alternative, uncountable)Alternative form of Pinyin.
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name
- (alt-of, alternative, uncountable)Alternative form of Pinyin.
- 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.
- A Grassfields Bantu language of Cameroon.
noun
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(alt-of, alternative, uncountable)Alternative form of Pinyin.
“For quotations using this term, see Citations:pinyin.”
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A phonetic script or romanization system for various languages spoken in the People's Republic of China, e.g. Tibetan
“For quotations using this term, see Citations:Pinyin.”
Definitions from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA.
Etymology
20th c., from Mandarin Chinese 拼音 (pīnyīn, literally “spelled sounds”).
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