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34 unusual facts about PinYin


7072 Beijingdaxue

Named for the 100th anniversary of the Peking University (Hanyu Pinyin: Běijīng Dàxué), one of the oldest and most prestigious universities in China.

Approaching Science

Approaching Science (Chinese: 走近科学; Pinyin: Zǒujìn Kēxué) is a documentary film program of China's CCTV-10.

Cheonsa Misonyeo

Cheonsa Misonyeo (Korean 천사 미소녀; also marketed in Chinese Pinyin: Tiānshǐ Měishàonǚ, Japanese: Tenshi Bishōjo, English: Angel Prettygirl) is a Korean language pop album by Taiwanese singer/actress/model Vivian Hsu, released October 10, 1996 on the SAMPONY label.

Colegio del Sagrado Corazon de Jesus

The Colegio del Sagrado Corazon de Jesus (fondly called "Sagrado", Abbreviation: CSCJ; Mandarin Chinese: 圣心学院; Pinyin: Shèng Xīn Xué Yuàn) is a private, Catholic, co-educational institution of learning owned and administered by the Daughters of Charity of St. Vincent de Paul located at General Hughes St. Iloilo City, Philippines.

Directory service

This matching is available on multiple languages including Pinyin and Traditional Mandarin.

EagleEyes

EagleEyes is a mobile surveillance application developed by AVTECH corporation (Chinese: 陞泰科技股份有限公司;Pinyin: Shēng Tài Kē Jì Gǔfèn Yǒuxiàn Gōngsī) in Taiwan, first released in 2009.It is able to realize full-functioned remote control with smart phones and tablets.

Fighter's History

Liu Feilin (劉 飛鈴, Japanese: Ryu Feirin, Chinese Pinyin: Liú Fēilíng) - A top actress in the Chinese classical opera world, she is also a master of the Chinese murderer's fist.

FT PGB

Since the Pinyin abbreviation TG is already taken by Boötes (Tian Ge) series PGB, Pole star (Tian Gang) series PGB is named as TD series instead.

Guozijian Street

Guozijian Street (Chinese: 国子监街; Pinyin: Guózǐjiàn Jiē), formerly known as Chengxian Street (Chinese: 成贤街; Pinyin: Chéngxián Jiē), is a street in Dongcheng District, Beijing.

Hollywood Taiwan

It was also called Forever Love, (Chinese: 阿嬤的夢中情人;Pinyin:A Ma De Meng Zhong Qing Ren. The original name was Hollywood Taiwan 臺彎有個好萊塢, later changed to Forever Love.) It commemorates the golden age of Taiwanese films.

Huang Yupian

Huang Yupian (黃育楩 Pinyin: Huáng Yùpián, Wade-Giles: Huang Yüp'ien) is best known as the author of A Detailed Refutation of Heresy (破邪詳辯 Pōxié Xiángbiàn), written in 1838.

Irene Saunders

The Right Word in Chinese is a dictionary that is the first of its kind with Pinyin romanization of the Putonghua language or Modern-day Standard Mandarin Chinese published in 1985.

Jinkela

"Shengdiyage" is the Hanyu Pinyin romanization of "圣地亚戈" and is used within its official site.

Judge Dee stories

Van Gulik found in the 18th century Di Gong An (Chinese:狄公案 Pinyin: dí gōng àn, lit. "Cases of Judge Dee") an original tale dealing with three cases simultaneously, and, which was unusual among Chinese mystery tales, a plot that for the most part lacked an overbearing supernatural element which could alienate Western readers.

Lithospermum

Lithospermum erythrorhizon - purple gromwell, red-root gromwell, 紫草 zicao (Pinyin: zǐcǎo), 紫草 murasaki・sō (Japanese)

Marquess of Beixiang

The Marquess of Beixiang, (trad. ch. 北鄉侯, sim. ch. 北乡侯, py bĕi xīang hóu, wg. Han Pei-hsiang-hou), sometimes referred to as Emperor Shao (少帝, literally "young emperor"), was an emperor of the Chinese Han Dynasty.

Muallaf

What set Muallaf apart from her previous works was that the verse was displayed in Chinese in this movie, i.e. "奉大仁大慈真主的尊名" (Pinyin: fèng dà rén dà cí Zhēn Zhǔ de zūn míng).

My Wishes

My Wishes (Pinyin: Xin Yuan) is a 1999 film directed by Lam Yee Hung.

News and newspapers Summary

"News and newspaper summary" (Chinese: 新闻和报纸摘要, Pinyin: xīnwén hé bàozhǐ zhāiyào) the China National Radio broadcast morning news program every day, but also the station's oldest, most influential, highest standing broadcasts.

April 4, 1955, "the Central newspaper summary" (Chinese: 中央报纸摘要, Pinyin: zhōngyāng bàozhǐ zhāiyào) the name of the launch.

Next Magazine

Next magazine (Chinese: 壹週刊; Pinyin: Yī zhōu kān; IPA in Cantonese: /jʌt7 dzʌl1 hɔːn2/) is a Chinese weekly magazine, published in Hong Kong and Taiwan with different versions.

Nokia 8850/8890

Asian version firmware features PinYin text input which enables Chinese words to be typed and sent.

North Zhongzhou Road

North Zhongzhou Road (Hanyu Pinyin: Bei Zhongzhou Lu) is a road lying on the central axis of Beijing.

Notas para una cartografía de Filipinas

Notas para una cartografía de Filipinas, subtitled Prelude, Toccata, and Fugues for piano and gangsa, one player, is a work by the contemporary classical composer Jeffrey Ching (Chinese name in Pinyin: Zhuang Zŭxin 莊祖欣, 庄祖欣).

Public Transport Council

The Public Transport Council (Abbreviation: PTC; Chinese: 公共交通理事会, Pinyin: Gōnggòng Jiāotōng Lǐshìhuì; Malay: Majlis Pengangkutan Awam) is an independent regulatory statutory board under the Ministry of Transport of Singapore, established on 14 August 1987 by the Public Transport Council Act of 1987.

Sino-Persian relations

Sino-Persian relations (Chinese: 中伊关系, Pinyin: Zhōng-Yī guānxì), or Sino-Iranian relations, refers to the historic diplomatic, cultural and economic relations between the cultures of China proper and Greater Iran, dating back to ancient times.

Six principles of Chinese painting

He is most famous for his "Six points to consider when judging a painting" (绘画六法, Pinyin:Huìhuà Liùfǎ), taken from the preface to his book "The Record of the Classification of Old Painters" (古画品录; Pinyin: Gǔhuà Pǐnlù).

Sky father

Shangdi 上帝 (Hanyu Pinyin: shàng dì) (literally "King Above") was a supreme God worshipped in ancient China.

South Zhongzhou Road

South Zhongzhou Road (Hanyu Pinyin: Nan Zhongzhou Lu) is a road lying on the central axis of Beijing.

The Red Poppy

One night while dancing for the sailors aboard the ship, the beautiful Tao-Hoa (Pinyin: Taohua) notices a Russian captain trying to rescue the poor Coolies from the port commander.

Wolfiporia extensa

Common names include hoelen, poria, tuckahoe, China root, fu ling (茯苓, pīnyīn: fúlíng), and matsuhodo.

Yamatai

The table below contrasts Modern pronunciations (in Pinyin) with differing reconstructions of Early Middle Chinese (Edwin G. Pulleyblank 1991), "Archaic" Chinese (Bernhard Karlgren 1957), and Middle Chinese (William H. Baxter 1992).

Yokohama Chinatown

Yokohama Chinatown (Japanese: 横浜中華街, yokohama chūkagai; Simplified Chinese: 横滨中华街; Traditional Chinese: 横濱中華街; Pinyin: Hèngbīn Zhōnghuá Jiē; Cantonese Jyutping: Waang4 ban1 zung1 waa4 gaai1) is located in Yokohama, Japan, which is located just south of Tokyo.

Yuan Xuefen

Yuan Xuefen (Chinese characters: 袁雪芬; Hanyu Pinyin: Yuán Xuěfēn; 26 March 1922 – 19 February 2011) was a noted performer in the Yueju opera genre of Chinese opera.


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Registers are free to define the names of their domain names in any romanised form including those written in English, Malay, pinyin and romanised Tamil.

Bà Chúa Xứ

Bà Chúa Xứ (Chữ nôm: 主處聖母, Chúa Xứ Thánh Mẫu, Pinyin: Zhǔchù shèngmǔ; lit. “Lady of the Realm”) is a prosperity goddess from southern Vietnam, a supporter of business, health, and a protector of the Vietnamese border.

Baiheliang

Baiheliang (Simplified: 白鹤梁, Traditional: 白鶴梁, Pinyin: Báihèliáng, lit. "White Crane Ridge") is a rock outcropping in Fuling District, Chongqing, People's Republic of China, that parallels the flow of the Yangtze.

Battle of Chuenpee

"Elliot wrote Chuenpee for what some have written Chuenpi and is called Chuanbi in pinyin".

BDWM BBS

BDWM (Simplified Chinese: 北大未名; pinyin: běidà wèimíng;) BBS is the official BBS of Peking University, and it's one of the most popular bulletin board system sites among the universities in China.

Big Two

Big Two (also known as Deuces and other names, see below; Mandarin: 大老二; pinyin: dà lǎo èr; Cantonese: 鋤大D; jyutping: co4 daai6 di2) is a card game similar to the game of Asshole, Crazy Eights, Bullshit, Winner, and other shedding games.

Buwei Yang Chao

Buwei Yang Chao (née Buwei Yang; Chinese Traditional: 楊步偉, Simplified: 杨步伟, Pinyin: Yáng Bùwěi) (1889–1981) was an American Chinese physician, writer of recipes, and wife of the eminent linguist Yuen Ren Chao.

Charles Chao

Charles Chao (Chinese:曹国伟,Pinyin:cáo guó wěi)is a Chinese businessman who is the CEO and President of Chinese media company Sina Corp.

China Northern Airlines

China Northern Airlines (simplified Chinese: 中国北方航空; pinyin: Zhōngguó Běifāng Hángkōng), was an airline headquartered on the grounds of Dongta Airport, Dadong District, Shenyang, Liaoning Province, People's Republic of China.

Donghua Li

Donghua Li (Chinese: 李东华, Pinyin: Lǐ Dōng Huá, born December 10, 1967 in Chengdu, China) is a Swiss gymnast from China.

Gejiu

Gejiu is located on top of a mountain to the north of the Red River (pinyin Hong He) valley, which flows from Tibet to Vietnam.

General History of the Zhuang

General History of the Zhuang(traditional Chinese: 壯族通史;simplified Chinese: 壮族通史; pinyin: Zhuàngzú tōng shi) is an academic book which relatively systematic and comprehensive response Zhuang history written by Chinese famous historian Huang Xianfan.

Guang'an District

Guang'an District (Chinese: 广安区; Pinyin: Guǎng'ān Qū) is a district in Guang'an City, Sichuan, China.

Heishui Mohe

The Heishui Mohe or Heuksu Malgal also called Black-River Mohe (黑水靺鞨; Hangul: 흑수말갈; pinyin: Hēishuǐ Mòhé; Jurchen/manchu: sahaliyan i aiman 薩哈廉部), were the most feared among the Mohe tribes.

Hejiang Province

Heishui Mohe (Hanja/Hanzi: 黑水靺鞨;; pinyin: Hēishuǐ Mòhé; Hangul: 흑수말갈; RR: Heuksu Malgal) roughly between the north of Hejiang Province (Shuangyashan, Jiamusi, Hegang and Yichun) and the south of actual Khabarovsk Krai (Bikin, Vyazemsky, Lazo and Khabarovsk neighbourhood).

History of Indian influence on Southeast Asia

Vietnam, or then known as Annam (; pinyin: Ānnán), experienced little Indian influence - usually via Champa.

Hsu Li Kong

Hsu Li Kong (徐立功, Pinyin: Xú Lìgōng; born 1943) is a film producer most famous for co-producing the successful wuxia film Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon (2000), which earned him an Academy Award nomination for Best Picture, a BAFTA Award for Best Film not in the English Language as well as an Independent Spirit Award for Best Film.

James Fei

James Cheng Ting Fei (Chinese name: ; pinyin: Fèi Zhèngtíng; b. Taipei, Taiwan, 1974) is a composer and performer working in the fields of contemporary classical music and electronic music.

Jing Jiang Rou Si

Jing Jiang Rou Si (simplified Chinese:京酱肉丝; traditional Chinese:京醬肉絲; pinyin: Jīng jiàng ròu sī), Sauteed Shredded Pork in Sweet Bean Sauce,

Jinong

It was derived from Chinese Jinwang (Traditional Chinese: 晉王; pinyin: jìn wáng; lit. King of Jin) although some historians have suggested it originates from Qinwang (Traditional Chinese: 親王; pinyin: qīn wáng; lit. Prince).

Lianhuanhua

Lianhuanhua (Chinese: 连环画 (Simplified) 連環畫 (Traditional); Pinyin: Liánhuánhuà or 連環圖) is a palm-size picture book of sequential drawings found in China in the early 20th century, and they were once used as political/propaganda tool for the Communist Party of China.

Metropolis Daily

The paper is distributed from Monday to Friday (except for public holidays), by hand or from the newspaper stands in 49 MTR stations and 11 other key central locations, such as big shopping malls owned by MTR Corporation Limited like Paradise Mall, Telford Plaza, and Luk Yeung Galleria (綠楊坊 Pinyin: lǜ yáng fāng).

MOFA

Mofa (Chinese: 末法, pinyin: Mòfǎ), or Mappo (Japanese), the Latter Day of the Law in Buddhism

Moo shu pork

Additionally, at Chinese Confucian death anniversary celebrations, the Chinese word for "egg" (; pinyin: dàn) is avoided when referring to dishes containing eggs, as many Chinese curses contain this word.

Pingdong

Pingtung County (屏東縣), or Pingdong from its pinyin name, Taiwan, Republic of China

Shahe fen

Shahe fen is believed to have originated in the town of Shahe (沙河; Cantonese: Sa1ho4 pinyin: Shāhé), now part of the Tianhe District in the city of Guangzhou, in the southern Chinese province of Guangdong, whence their name derives.

Shuifu County

Shuifu County (Chinese: 水富县; Pinyin: Shuǐfù Xiàn) is a county under the jurisdiction of Zhaotong Prefecture-level City located on the boundary of Sichuan and Yunnan provinces, and it is on the side of Jinsha River.

Sihung Lung

Sihung Lung (Chinese: 郎雄, Pinyin: Láng Xíong, Wade–Giles: Lang Hsiung; c. 1930 – May 2, 2002) was an actor in the cinema of Taiwan who appeared in over 100 films and was best known for playing paternal roles in films including Eat Drink Man Woman and The Wedding Banquet.

Tianming

Mandate of Heaven, or Tianming in pinyin, traditional Chinese philosophical concept concerning the legitimacy of rulers

Transcription into Japanese

For example, the dish 東坡肉 "Dongpo pork", in pinyin dōngpōròu (dōng·pō·ròu), is represented in Japanese as ドンポーロウ donpōrou, or more commonly トンポーロウ tonpōrou. Note that in Chinese pinyin ō represents a high tone, while in Japanese ō represents a long vowel, and /d/ is pronounced differently (Chinese /d/ is similar to Japanese or English /t/).

Wong Tai Sin

According to the text Self-Description of Chisongzi (赤松子自述; "Master Red Pine") kept at the Wong Tai Sin Temple in Hong Kong, Wong Tai Sin was born Wong Cho Ping (Huang Chuping in Mandarin pinyin) in 338 in Lanxi, Jinhua, Zhejiang province.

Wuhan Iron and Steel

Wuhan Iron and Steel (Group) Corp. (WISCO) (武汉钢铁(集团)公司 pinyin: Wǔhàn Gāngtiě(Jítuán) Gōngsī) was founded in 1958 in Qingshan, Wuhan, Hubei, China.

Xizhong

Xizhong Township (simplified Chinese: 息仲乡; traditional Chinese: 息仲鄉; pinyin: Xīzhòng Xiāng) in Baoding, Hebei, China

Yang Chaosheng

Yang Chaosheng (Chinese: 杨超声; Pinyin: Yáng Chāoshēng; born 19 July 1993 in Dongguan, Guangdong) is a Chinese footballer who currently plays for Guangzhou Evergrande in the Chinese Super League.

Yongchun

Wing Chun, or Yongchun in pinyin, Chinese martial art that specializes in close-range combat

红山

Hong Shan (Pinyin : Hóng Shān, Red Mountain), an inner city mountain in Ürümqi, Xinjiang Uyghur Autonomous Region, China