Romanization of Chinese

Wade-Giles to Pinyin Table

Chinese Romanization Converte

Pinyin

"q"= "ch" (qian)
"x"= "sh" (xin)
"zh"= "j" (zhan)
"c"= "ts" (cun)
"i"=

"r" after "ch," "zh," and "r" (chi)
"u" after "z," "c," and "s" (zi)
"ee" after "j," "q," "x" and all others (ji)


Wade-Giles

Consonant with apostrophe (aspirated)

p'=p (p'an)

ch'=ch (ch'an)

t'=t (t'un)

k'=k (k'an)

ts'=ts (ts'an)

Consonant w/o apostrophe (unaspirated)

p=b (pan)

ch=j (chan)

t=d (tun)

k=g (kan)

ts=z (tsan)

Names: Pinyin (Wade-Giles)

Surname first

Skaff Jonathan

Wife keeps surname after marriage

Single character surname (most common)

Zhu Yuanzhang (Chu Yuan-chang)

Mao Zedong (Mao Tse-tung)