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pinyin¹

proper noun

  1. uncountable Alternative letter-case form of Pinyin

noun

  1. uncountable Alternative letter-case form of Pinyin For quotations using this term, see Citations:pinyin.

Pinyin²

  • /ˈpɪnjɪn/
  • [ˈpənjən]
  • /ˈpinjin/ India

Rhymes with -ɪnjɪn

Where it comes from

20th c., from Mandarin Chinese 拼音 (pīnyīn, literally “spelled sounds”).

proper noun pinyin · Pin-yin · p'in-yin

  1. A system of romanization for Standard Mandarin, used in the People’s Republic of China, and more recently in other Mandarin Chinese-speaking areas as well. The Chinese government began using the new system Jan. 1 in all its foreign language publications, including the English-language service of the New China News Agency. This is an important source for American journalists writing about China. The United Nations and U.S. government agencies have adopt

    Similar: Hanyu Pinyin

noun pinyin · Pin-yin · p'in-yin

  1. A phonetic script or romanization system for various languages spoken in the People's Republic of China, e.g. Tibetan For quotations using this term, see Citations:Pinyin.

Pinyin³

proper noun

  1. A Grassfields Bantu language of Cameroon.

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name romanization of Mandarin Chinese

Españolpinyin
한국어병음 byeong'eum, 한어 병음 haneo byeong'eum
日本語ピンイン pin'in, 拼音 pin'in, ピン音 pin'in, 併音 pin'in
中文拼音 pīnyīn, 漢語拼音 /汉语拼音 hànyǔ pīnyīn
हिन्दीपिन्यिन pinyin
Portuguêspinyin, piniim
Françaispinyin
DeutschPinyin
Ελληνικάπινγίν pingín
Românăpinyin
Русскийпиньи́нь pinʹínʹ, ханью́й пиньи́нь xanʹjúj pinʹínʹ
Tiếng Việtbính âm
العربيةبِينْيِن bīnyin, بِينْيِن pīnyin
עבריתפין־יין pin-yin

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@misc{pinyin_2026,
  title = {pinyin},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/pinyin},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}