Chinese Romanization Reference

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The chart provides 6 romanization schemes based on Zhuyin (??) ordering:
  • Wade-Giles (one of the first Chinese romanization standards),
  • Gwoyeu Romatzyh (?????, as used in Taiwan),
  • ??? (used more recently in Taiwan),
  • Yale (as used in many learn-Chinese textbooks)
  • TongYong (????, as adopted in July 2002 by the Taiwanese government),
  • HanYu PinYin (????, as has been used in Mainland China and adopted worldwide and by the United Nations as the international standard for Chinese romanization).