Pinyin Definition

pinyin
noun
System for transliterating Chinese ideograms into the Latin alphabet, adopted by the People's Republic of China in 1979
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Phonetic script; spelling.

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pronoun

A system of romanization (phonetic notation and transliteration to roman script) for Mandarin Chinese based on the Mandarin dialect of the Beijing area used in the People's Republic of China.

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Alternative spelling of Pinyin.
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A Niger-Congo language of Cameroon.

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Origin of Pinyin

  • Mandarin pīn yīn to combine sounds into syllables, spell pīn to combine (from Middle Chinese pjiajŋ) yīn sound, syllable (from Middle Chinese ʔim)

    From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition

  • From Mandarin Mandarin 拼音 (pÄ«nyÄ«n)

    From Wiktionary

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Words Starting With

PPIPIN

Words Ending With

NINYIN

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Pinyin

Words Starting With P and Ending With N

Starts With P & Ends With NStarts With PI & Ends With NStarts With P & Ends With IN

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6 Letter Words6 Letter Words Starting With P6 Letter Words Ending With N