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拼音

Mandarin · pinyin pīn yīn

phonetic writing
pinyin (Chinese romanization)

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拼: pīn · join together, link, incorporate
音: yīn · sound, tone, pitch, pronunciation; Kangxi radical 180

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1–1 · pin1 yin1

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Rime Cantonese 粵拼

ping3 jam1

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noun

romanisation system; transcription system
romanisation system; transcription system — (specifically) Pinyin (Hanyu Pinyin), a system of romanization for Mandarin Chinese

verb

to spell; to phoneticize
to combine sounds into syllables

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