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.
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 |
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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 |
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Wade-Giles | Pīnyīn | Yale |
e | e | e |
en | en | en |
erh | er | er |
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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 |
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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 |
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Wade-Giles | Pīnyīn | Yale |
i | yi | yi |
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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 |
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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 |
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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 |
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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 |
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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 |
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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 |
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Wade-Giles | Pīnyīn | Yale |
ou | ou | ou |
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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 |
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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 |
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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 |
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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 |
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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 |
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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 |
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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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