FOUR
COMMON ROMANIZATION SYSTEMS COMPARED
(Differences in Red)
Note: using the following websites in conjunction, you will find more
information than the tables below, actually the whole syllable inventory of
Mandarin
http://www.library.ucla.edu/libraries/eastasian/ctable2.htm
http://home.iprimus.com.au/richwarm/gr/py2grtab.htm
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Initials:
|
|
Pinyin |
Wade- Giles |
Gwoyeu Romatzyh |
Yale
|
|
1 |
b |
p |
b |
b |
|
2 |
p |
p’ |
p |
p |
|
3 |
m |
m |
m |
m |
|
4 |
f |
f |
f |
f |
|
5 |
d |
t |
d |
d |
|
6 |
t |
t’ |
t |
t |
|
7 |
n |
n |
n |
n |
|
8 |
l |
l |
l |
l |
|
9 |
g |
k |
g |
g |
|
10 |
k |
k’ |
k |
k |
|
11 |
h |
h |
h |
h |
|
12 |
j |
ch |
j |
j |
|
13 |
q |
ch’ |
ch |
ch |
|
14 |
x |
hs |
sh |
sy |
|
15 |
zh |
ch |
j |
j |
|
16 |
ch |
ch’ |
ch |
ch |
|
17 |
sh |
sh |
sh |
sh |
|
18 |
r |
j |
r |
r |
|
19 |
z |
ts |
tz |
dz |
|
20 |
c |
ts’ |
ts |
ts |
|
21 |
s |
s |
s |
s |
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Finals:
|
|
Pinyin
|
Wade-Giles |
Gwoyeu Romatzyh (no
tone) |
Yale
|
|
1 |
a |
a |
a |
a |
|
2 |
o |
o |
o |
wo |
|
3 |
e |
e |
e |
e |
|
4 |
i |
i |
i |
i |
|
4a |
i(zh,ch,sh,r__) |
ih |
y |
r |
|
4b |
i(z,
c, s__) |
u |
y |
z |
|
5 |
u |
u |
u |
u |
|
6 |
ü |
ü |
iu |
yu |
|
7 |
ai |
ai |
ai |
ai |
|
8 |
ei |
ei |
ei |
ei |
|
9 |
ao |
ao |
au |
au |
|
10 |
ou |
ou |
ou |
ou |
|
11 |
an |
an |
an |
an |
|
12 |
en |
en |
en |
en |
|
13 |
ang |
ang |
ang |
ang |
|
14 |
eng |
eng |
eng |
eng |
|
15 |
ong |
ung |
ong |
ung |
|
16 |
ia |
ia |
ia |
ia |
|
17 |
ie |
ieh |
ie |
ye |
|
18 |
iao |
iao |
iau |
iau |
|
19 |
iu |
iu |
iou |
you |
|
20 |
ian |
ien |
ian |
yan |
|
21 |
in |
in |
in |
in |
|
22 |
iang |
iang |
iang |
yang |
|
23 |
ing |
ing |
ing |
ing |
|
24 |
iong |
iung |
iong |
yung |
|
25 |
ua |
ua |
ua |
wa |
|
26 |
uo |
uo |
uo |
wo |
|
27 |
uai |
uai |
uai |
wai |
|
28 |
ui |
ui |
uei |
wei |
|
29 |
uan |
uan |
uan |
wan |
|
|