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Definition of Pinyin

1. a system for transliterating Chinese ideograms into the Latin alphabet [n]

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Lexicographical Neighbors of Pinyin

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Literary usage of Pinyin

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. On the Manners and Customs of the Ancient Irish by Eugene O'Curry (1873)
"... and the other half of barley, and their price is not the same, for the eighty-eighth part of a pinyin is the price of the ..."

2. Adventure Guide China by Simon Foster (2008)
"... Communist Party China International Travel Service China Travel Service Kowloon-Canton Railway Kuomintang (Guomindang in pinyin) Nationalist Party Mass ..."

3. China Business Guide by China Knowledge Press (2005)
"pinyin is now widely seen in China, and it replaces earlier Romanization systems of transliteration like the Wade-Giles system. ..."

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