wade-giles system

Wade-Giles system

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- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [weyd-jahylz]
- /ˈweɪdˈdʒaɪlz/

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [weyd-jahylz]
- /ˈweɪdˈdʒaɪlz/

Definition of wade-giles system words

noun wade-giles system a system of Romanization of Chinese, devised by Sir Thomas Francis Wade (1818–95) and adapted by Herbert Allen Giles (1845–1935), widely used in representing Chinese words and names in English, especially before the adoption of pinyin. 1

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This term is known only to a narrow circle of people with rare knowledge. Only 27% of English native speakers know the meaning of this word.

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