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Mandarin Chinese Romanization:
Comparing Wade-Giles to Pīnyīn and Yale
This is the second of three tables you can use to look
up a how a Mandarin Chinese sound is spelled with roman letters and ompare
how it is spelled in two other major romanizaion system—especially
useful if you run across a spelling in a system you're less familiar with.
On this page, the focus is on the Wade-Giles system.
Click a letter in the index just below to view the sounds it begins in
the Wade-Giles system (alphabetized in the first column), along with the
corresponding spellings in the Pīnyīn and Yale systems.
Click
to return to the top of this page.
Also available: Look up romanization by the
Pīnyīn
system and
Yale
system.
Wade-Giles |
Pīnyīn |
Yale |
a |
a |
a |
ai |
ai |
ai |
an |
an |
an |
ang |
ang |
ang |
ao |
ao |
au |
|
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Wade-Giles |
Pīnyīn |
Yale |
cha |
zha |
ja |
chai |
zhai |
jai |
chan |
zhan |
jan |
chang |
zhang |
jang |
chao |
zhao |
jau |
che |
zhe |
je |
chen |
zhen |
jen |
cheng |
zheng |
jeng |
chi |
ji |
ji |
chia |
jia |
jya |
chiang |
jiang |
jyang |
chiao |
jiao |
jyau |
chieh |
jie |
jyang |
chien |
jian |
jyan |
chih |
zhi |
jr |
chin |
jin |
jin |
ching |
jing |
jing |
chiu |
jiu |
jyou |
chiung |
jiong |
jyung |
cho |
zhuo |
jwo |
chou |
zhou |
jou |
chu |
zhu |
ju |
chü |
ju |
jyu |
chua |
zhua |
jwa |
chuai |
zhuai |
jwai |
chuan |
zhuan |
jwan |
chüan |
juan |
jywan |
chuang |
zhuang |
jwang |
chüeh |
jue |
jywe |
chui |
zhui |
jwei |
chun |
zhun |
jwun |
chün |
jun |
jyun |
chung |
zhong |
jung |
|
|
|
Wade-Giles |
Pīnyīn |
Yale |
ch`a |
cha |
cha |
ch`ai |
chai |
chai |
ch`an |
chan |
chan |
ch`ang |
chang |
chang |
ch`ao |
chao |
chau |
ch`e |
che |
che |
ch`en |
chen |
chen |
ch`eng |
cheng |
cheng |
ch`i |
qi |
chi |
ch`ia |
qia |
chya |
ch`iang |
qiang |
chyang |
ch`iao |
qiao |
chyau |
ch`ieh |
qie |
chye |
ch`ien |
qian |
chyan |
ch`ih |
chi |
chr |
ch`in |
qin |
chin |
ch`ing |
qing |
ching |
ch`iu |
qiu |
chyou |
ch`iung |
qiong |
chyung |
ch`o |
chuo |
chwo |
ch`ou |
chou |
chou |
ch`u |
chu |
chu |
ch`ü |
qu |
chyu |
ch`uai |
chuai |
chwai |
ch`uan |
chuan |
chwan |
ch`üan |
quan |
chywan |
ch`uang |
chuang |
chwang |
ch`üeh |
que |
chywe |
ch`ui |
chui |
chwei |
ch`un |
chun |
chwun |
ch`ün |
qun |
chyun |
ch`ung |
chong |
chung |
|
|
|
Wade-Giles |
Pīnyīn |
Yale |
e |
e |
e |
en |
en |
en |
erh |
er |
er |
|
|
|
Wade-Giles |
Pīnyīn |
Yale |
fa |
fa |
fa |
fan |
fan |
fan |
fang |
fang |
fang |
fei |
fei |
fei |
fen |
fen |
fen |
feng |
feng |
feng |
fo |
fo |
fwo |
fou |
fou |
fou |
fu |
fu |
fu |
|
|
|
Wade-Giles |
Pīnyīn |
Yale |
ha |
ha |
ha |
hai |
hai |
hai |
han |
han |
han |
hang |
hang |
hang |
hao |
hao |
hau |
hei |
hei |
hei |
hen |
hen |
hen |
heng |
heng |
heng |
ho |
he |
he |
hou |
hou |
hou |
hsi |
xi |
xyi |
hsia |
xia |
sya |
hsiang |
xiang |
syang |
hsiao |
xiao |
syau |
hsieh |
xie |
sye |
hsien |
xian |
syan |
hsin |
xin |
syin |
hsing |
xing |
sying |
hsiu |
xiu |
syou |
hsiung |
xiong |
syung |
hsü |
xu |
syu |
hsüan |
xuan |
sywan |
hsüeh |
xue |
sywe |
hsün |
xun |
syun |
hu |
hu |
hu |
hua |
hua |
hwa |
huai |
huai |
hwai |
huan |
huan |
hwan |
huang |
huang |
hwang |
hui |
hui |
hwei |
hun |
hun |
hwun |
hung |
hong |
hung |
huo |
huo |
hwo |
|
|
|
Wade-Giles |
Pīnyīn |
Yale |
i |
yi |
yi |
|
|
|
Wade-Giles |
Pīnyīn |
Yale |
jan |
ran |
ran |
jang |
rang |
rang |
jao |
rao |
rau |
je |
re |
re |
jen |
ren |
ren |
jeng |
reng |
reng |
jih |
ri |
r |
jo |
ruo |
rwo |
jou |
rou |
rou |
ju |
ru |
ru |
juan |
ruan |
rwan |
jui |
rui |
rwei |
jun |
run |
rwun |
jung |
rong |
rung |
|
|
|
Wade-Giles |
Pīnyīn |
Yale |
ka |
ga |
ga |
kai |
gai |
gai |
kan |
gan |
gan |
kang |
gang |
gang |
kao |
gao |
gau |
kei |
gei |
gei |
ken |
gen |
gen |
keng |
geng |
geng |
ko |
ge |
ge |
kou |
gou |
gou |
ku |
gu |
gu |
kua |
gua |
gwa |
kuai |
guai |
gwai |
kuan |
guan |
gwan |
kuang |
guang |
gwang |
kuei |
gui |
gwei |
kun |
gun |
gwun |
kung |
gong |
gung |
kuo |
guo |
gwo |
|
|
|
Wade-Giles |
Pīnyīn |
Yale |
k`a |
ka |
ka |
k`ai |
kai |
kai |
k`an |
kan |
kan |
k`ang |
kang |
kang |
k`ao |
kao |
kau |
k`en |
ken |
ke |
k`eng |
keng |
ken |
k`o |
ke |
kau |
k`ou |
kou |
kou |
k`u |
ku |
ku |
k`ua |
kua |
kwa |
k`uai |
kuai |
kwai |
k`uan |
kuan |
kwan |
k`uang |
kuang |
kwang |
k`uei |
kui |
kwei |
k`un |
kun |
kwun |
k`ung |
kong |
kung |
k`uo |
kuo |
kwo |
|
|
|
Wade-Giles |
Pīnyīn |
Yale |
la |
la |
la |
lai |
lai |
lai |
lan |
lan |
lan |
lang |
lang |
lang |
lao |
lao |
lau |
le |
le |
le |
lei |
lei |
lei |
leng |
leng |
leng |
li |
li |
li |
liang |
liang |
lyan |
liao |
liao |
lyau |
lieh |
lie |
lye |
lien |
lian |
lya |
lin |
lin |
lin |
ling |
ling |
ling |
liu |
liu |
lyou |
lo |
luo |
lwo |
lou |
lou |
lung |
lu |
lu |
lou |
lü |
lü |
lyu |
luan |
luan |
lwan |
lüeh |
lue |
lywe |
lun |
lun |
lwun |
lung |
long |
lo |
|
|
|
Wade-Giles |
Pīnyīn |
Yale |
ma |
ma |
ma |
mai |
mai |
mai |
man |
man |
man |
mang |
mang |
mang |
mao |
mao |
mau |
mei |
mei |
mei |
men |
men |
men |
meng |
meng |
meng |
mi |
mi |
mi |
miao |
miao |
myau |
mieh |
mie |
mye |
mien |
mian |
myan |
min |
min |
ming |
ming |
ming |
ming |
miu |
miu |
myou |
mo |
mo |
mwo |
mou |
mou |
mou |
mu |
mu |
mu |
|
|
|
Wade-Giles |
Pīnyīn |
Yale |
na |
na |
na |
nai |
nai |
nai |
nan |
nan |
nan |
nang |
nang |
nang |
nao |
nao |
nau |
nei |
nei |
nei |
nen |
nen |
nen |
neng |
neng |
neng |
ni |
ni |
ni |
niang |
niang |
nyang |
niao |
niao |
nyau |
nieh |
nie |
nye |
nien |
nian |
nyan |
nin |
nin |
nin |
ning |
ning |
ning |
niu |
niu |
nyou |
no |
nuo |
now |
nou |
nou |
nou |
nu |
nu |
nu |
nü |
nü |
nyu |
nuan |
nuan |
nwan |
nüeh |
nue |
nywe |
nung |
nong |
nung |
|
|
|
Wade-Giles |
Pīnyīn |
Yale |
ou |
ou |
ou |
|
|
|
Wade-Giles |
Pīnyīn |
Yale |
pa |
ba |
ba |
pai |
bai |
bai |
pan |
ban |
ban |
pang |
bang |
bang |
pao |
bao |
bau |
pei |
bei |
bei |
pen |
ben |
ben |
peng |
beng |
beng |
pi |
bi |
bi |
piao |
biao |
byau |
pieh |
bie |
bye |
pien |
bian |
byan |
pin |
bin |
bin |
ping |
bing |
bing |
po |
bo |
bwo |
pu |
bu |
bu |
|
|
|
Wade-Giles |
Pīnyīn |
Yale |
p`a |
pa |
pa |
p`ai |
pai |
pai |
p`an |
pan |
pan |
p`ang |
pang |
pang |
p`ao |
pao |
pau |
p`ei |
pei |
pei |
p`en |
pen |
pen |
p`eng |
peng |
peng |
p`i |
pi |
pi |
p`iao |
piao |
pyau |
p`ieh |
pie |
pye |
p`ien |
pian |
pyan |
p`in |
pin |
pin |
p`ing |
ping |
ping |
p`o |
po |
pwo |
p`ou |
pou |
pou |
p`u |
pu |
pu |
|
|
|
Wade-Giles |
Pīnyīn |
Yale |
sa |
sa |
sa |
sai |
sai |
sai |
san |
san |
san |
sang |
sang |
sang |
sao |
sao |
sau |
se |
se |
se |
sen |
sen |
sen |
seng |
seng |
seng |
sha |
sha |
sha |
shai |
shai |
shai |
shan |
shan |
shan |
shang |
shang |
shang |
shao |
shao |
shau |
she |
she |
she |
shen |
shen |
shen |
sheng |
sheng |
sheng |
shih |
shi |
shr |
shou |
shou |
shou |
shu |
shu |
shu |
shua |
shua |
shwa |
shuai |
shuai |
shwai |
shuan |
shuan |
shwan |
shuang |
shuang |
shwang |
shui |
shui |
shwei |
shun |
shun |
shwun |
shuo |
shuo |
shwo |
so |
suo |
swo |
sou |
sou |
sou |
ssu |
si |
sz |
su |
su |
su |
suan |
suan |
swan |
sui |
sui |
swei |
sun |
sun |
swun |
sung |
song |
sung |
|
|
|
Wade-Giles |
Pīnyīn |
Yale |
ta |
da |
da |
tai |
dai |
dai |
tan |
dan |
dan |
tang |
dang |
dang |
tao |
dao |
dau |
te |
de |
de |
teng |
deng |
deng |
ti |
di |
di |
tiao |
diao |
dyau |
tieh |
die |
dye |
tien |
dian |
dyan |
ting |
ding |
ding |
tiu |
diu |
dyou |
to |
duo |
dwo |
tou |
dou |
dou |
tsa |
za |
dza |
tsai |
zai |
dzai |
tsan |
zan |
dzan |
tsang |
zang |
dzang |
tsao |
zao |
dzau |
tse |
ze |
dze |
tsei |
zei |
dzei |
tsen |
zen |
dzen |
tseng |
zeng |
dzeng |
tso |
zuo |
dzwo |
tsou |
zou |
dzou |
tsu |
zu |
dzu |
tsuan |
zuan |
dzwan |
tsui |
zui |
dzwei |
tsun |
zun |
dzwun |
tsung |
zong |
dzung |
tu |
du |
du |
tuan |
duan |
dwan |
tui |
dui |
dwei |
tun |
dun |
dwun |
tung |
dong |
dung |
tzu |
zi |
dz |
|
|
|
Wade-Giles |
Pīnyīn |
Yale |
t`a |
ta |
ta |
t`ai |
tai |
tai |
t`an |
tan |
tan |
t`ang |
tang |
tang |
t`ao |
tao |
tau |
t`e |
te |
te |
t`eng |
teng |
teng |
t`i |
ti |
ti |
t`iao |
tiao |
tyau |
t`ieh |
tie |
tye |
t`ien |
tian |
tyan |
t`ing |
ting |
ting |
t`o |
tuo |
two |
t`ou |
tou |
tou |
t`u |
tu |
tu |
t`uan |
tuan |
twan |
t`ui |
tui |
twei |
t`un |
tun |
twun |
t`ung |
tong |
tung |
|
|
|
Wade-Giles |
Pīnyīn |
Yale |
ts`a |
ca |
tsa |
ts`ai |
cai |
tsai |
ts`an |
can |
tsan |
ts`ang |
cang |
tsang |
ts`ao |
cao |
tsau |
ts`e |
ce |
tse |
ts`en |
cen |
tsen |
ts`eng |
ceng |
tseng |
ts`o |
cuo |
tswo |
ts`ou |
cou |
tsou |
ts`u |
cu |
tsu |
ts`uan |
cuan |
tswan |
ts`ui |
cui |
tswei |
ts`un |
cun |
tswun |
ts`ung |
cong |
tsung |
|
|
|
Wade-Giles |
Pīnyīn |
Yale |
tz`u |
ci |
tsz |
|
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|
Wade-Giles |
Pīnyīn |
Yale |
wa |
wa |
wa |
wai |
wai |
wai |
wan |
wan |
wan |
wang |
wang |
wang |
wei |
wei |
wei |
wen |
wen |
wen |
weng |
weng |
weng |
wo |
wo |
wo |
wu |
wu |
wu |
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|
Wade-Giles |
Pīnyīn |
Yale |
ya |
ya |
ya |
yai |
yai |
yai |
yang |
yang |
yang |
yao |
yao |
yau |
yeh |
ye |
ye |
yen |
yan |
yan |
yin |
yin |
yin |
ying |
ying |
ying |
yo |
yo |
yo |
yu |
you |
you |
yü |
yu |
yu |
yüan |
yuan |
ywan |
yüeh |
yue |
ywe |
yün |
yun |
yun |
yung |
yong |
yung |
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