This is the third 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 Yale system.
Yale | Pīnyīn | Wade-Giles |
a | a | a |
ai | ai | ai |
an | an | an |
ang | ang | ang |
au | ao | ao |
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Yale | Pīnyīn | Wade-Giles |
ba | ba | pa |
bai | bai | pai |
ban | ban | pan |
bang | bang | pang |
bau | bao | pao |
bei | bei | pei |
ben | ben | pen |
beng | beng | peng |
bi | bi | pi |
bin | bin | pin |
bing | bing | ping |
bu | bu | pu |
bwo | bo | po |
byan | bian | pien |
byau | biao | piao |
bye | bie | pieh |
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Yale | Pīnyīn | Wade-Giles |
cha | cha | ch`a |
chai | chai | ch`ai |
chan | chan | ch`an |
chang | chang | ch`ang |
chau | chao | ch`ao |
che | che | ch`e |
chen | chen | ch`en |
cheng | cheng | ch`eng |
chi | qi | ch`i |
chin | qin | ch`in |
ching | qing | ch`ing |
chou | chou | ch`ou |
chr | chi | ch`ih |
chu | chu | ch`u |
chung | chong | ch`ung |
chwai | chuai | ch`uai |
chwan | chuan | ch`uan |
chwang | chuang | ch`uang |
chwei | chui | ch`ui |
chwo | chuo | ch`o |
chwun | chun | ch`un |
chya | qia | ch`ia |
chyan | qian | ch`ien |
chyang | qiang | ch`iang |
chyau | qiao | ch`iao |
chye | qie | ch`ieh |
chyou | qiu | ch`iu |
chyu | qu | ch`ü |
chyun | qun | ch`ün |
chyung | qiong | ch`iung |
chywan | quan | ch`üan |
chywe | que | ch`üeh |
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Yale | Pīnyīn | Wade-Giles |
da | da | ta |
dai | dai | tai |
dan | dan | tan |
dang | dang | tang |
dau | dao | tao |
de | de | te |
deng | deng | teng |
di | di | ti |
ding | ding | ting |
dou | dou | tou |
du | du | tu |
dung | dong | tung |
dwan | duan | tuan |
dwei | dui | tui |
dwo | duo | to |
dwun | dun | tun |
dyan | dian | tien |
dyau | diao | tiao |
dye | die | tieh |
dyou | diu | tiu |
dz | zi | tzu |
dza | za | tsa |
dzai | zai | tsai |
dzan | zan | tsan |
dzang | zang | tsang |
dzau | zao | tsao |
dze | ze | tse |
dzei | zei | tsei |
dzen | zen | tsen |
dzeng | zeng | tseng |
dzou | zou | tsou |
dzu | zu | tsu |
dzung | zong | tsung |
dzwan | zuan | tsuan |
dzwei | zui | tsui |
dzwo | zuo | tso |
dzwun | zun | tsun |
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Yale | Pīnyīn | Wade-Giles |
e | e | e |
en | en | en |
er | er | erh |
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Yale | Pīnyīn | Wade-Giles |
fa | fa | fa |
fan | fan | fan |
fang | fang | fang |
fei | fei | fei |
fen | fen | fen |
feng | feng | feng |
fou | fou | fou |
fu | fu | fu |
fwo | fo | fo |
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Yale | Pīnyīn | Wade-Giles |
ga | ga | ka |
gai | gai | kai |
gan | gan | kan |
gang | gang | kang |
gau | gao | kao |
ge | ge | ko |
gei | gei | kei |
gen | gen | ken |
geng | geng | keng |
gou | gou | kou |
gu | gu | ku |
gung | gong | kung |
gwa | gua | kua |
gwai | guai | kuai |
gwan | guan | kuan |
gwang | guang | kuang |
gwei | gui | kuei |
gwo | guo | kuo |
gwun | gun | kun |
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Yale | Pīnyīn | Wade-Giles |
ha | ha | ha |
hai | hai | hai |
han | han | han |
hang | hang | hang |
hau | hao | hao |
he | he | ho |
hei | hei | hei |
hen | hen | hen |
heng | heng | heng |
hou | hou | hou |
hu | hu | hu |
hung | hong | hung |
hwa | hua | hua |
hwai | huai | huai |
hwan | huan | huan |
hwang | huang | huang |
hwei | hui | hui |
hwo | huo | huo |
hwun | hun | hun |
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Yale | Pīnyīn | Wade-Giles |
ja | zha | cha |
jai | zhai | chai |
jan | zhan | chan |
jang | zhang | chang |
jau | zhao | chao |
je | zhe | che |
jen | zhen | chen |
jeng | zheng | cheng |
ji | ji | chi |
jin | jin | chin |
jing | jing | ching |
jou | zhou | chou |
jr | zhi | chih |
ju | zhu | chu |
jung | zhong | chung |
jwa | zhua | chua |
jwai | zhuai | chuai |
jwan | zhuan | chuan |
jwang | zhuang | chuang |
jwei | zhui | chui |
jwo | zhuo | cho |
jwun | zhun | chun |
jya | jia | chia |
jyan | jian | chien |
jyang | jie | chieh |
jyang | jiang | chiang |
jyau | jiao | chiao |
jyou | jiu | chiu |
jyu | ju | chü |
jyun | jun | chün |
jyung | jiong | chiung |
jywan | juan | chüan |
jywe | jue | chüeh |
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Yale | Pīnyīn | Wade-Giles |
ka | ka | k`a |
kai | kai | k`ai |
kan | kan | k`an |
kang | kang | k`ang |
kau | ke | k`o |
kau | kao | k`ao |
ke | ken | k`en |
ken | keng | k`eng |
kou | kou | k`ou |
ku | ku | k`u |
kung | kong | k`ung |
kwa | kua | k`ua |
kwai | kuai | k`uai |
kwan | kuan | k`uan |
kwang | kuang | k`uang |
kwei | kui | k`uei |
kwo | kuo | k`uo |
kwun | kun | k`un |
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Yale | Pīnyīn | Wade-Giles |
la | la | la |
lai | lai | lai |
lan | lan | lan |
lang | lang | lang |
lau | lao | lao |
le | le | le |
lei | lei | lei |
leng | leng | leng |
li | li | li |
lin | lin | lin |
ling | ling | ling |
lo | long | lung |
lou | lu | lu |
lung | lou | lou |
lwan | luan | luan |
lwo | luo | lo |
lwun | lun | lun |
lya | lian | lien |
lyan | liang | liang |
lyau | liao | liao |
lye | lie | lieh |
lyou | liu | liu |
lyu | lü | lü |
lywe | lue | lüeh |
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Yale | Pīnyīn | Wade-Giles |
ma | ma | ma |
mai | mai | mai |
man | man | man |
mang | mang | mang |
mau | mao | mao |
mei | mei | mei |
men | men | men |
meng | meng | meng |
mi | mi | mi |
ming | ming | ming |
ming | min | min |
mou | mou | mou |
mu | mu | mu |
mwo | mo | mo |
myan | mian | mien |
myau | miao | miao |
mye | mie | mieh |
myou | miu | miu |
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Yale | Pīnyīn | Wade-Giles |
na | na | na |
nai | nai | nai |
nan | nan | nan |
nang | nang | nang |
nau | nao | nao |
nei | nei | nei |
nen | nen | nen |
neng | neng | neng |
ni | ni | ni |
nin | nin | nin |
ning | ning | ning |
nou | nou | nou |
now | nuo | no |
nu | nu | nu |
nung | nong | nung |
nwan | nuan | nuan |
nyan | nian | nien |
nyang | niang | niang |
nyau | niao | niao |
nye | nie | nieh |
nyou | niu | niu |
nyu | nü | nü |
nywe | nue | nüeh |
| | | |
Yale | Pīnyīn | Wade-Giles |
ou | ou | ou |
| | | |
Yale | Pīnyīn | Wade-Giles |
pa | pa | p`a |
pai | pai | p`ai |
pan | pan | p`an |
pang | pang | p`ang |
pau | pao | p`ao |
pei | pei | p`ei |
pen | pen | p`en |
peng | peng | p`eng |
pi | pi | p`i |
pin | pin | p`in |
ping | ping | p`ing |
pou | pou | p`ou |
pu | pu | p`u |
pwo | po | p`o |
pyan | pian | p`ien |
pyau | piao | p`iao |
pye | pie | p`ieh |
| | | |
Yale | Pīnyīn | Wade-Giles |
r | ri | jih |
ran | ran | jan |
rang | rang | jang |
rau | rao | jao |
re | re | je |
ren | ren | jen |
reng | reng | jeng |
rou | rou | jou |
ru | ru | ju |
rung | rong | jung |
rwan | ruan | juan |
rwei | rui | jui |
rwo | ruo | jo |
rwun | run | jun |
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Yale | Pīnyīn | Wade-Giles |
sa | sa | sa |
sai | sai | sai |
san | san | san |
sang | sang | sang |
sau | sao | sao |
se | se | se |
sen | sen | sen |
seng | seng | seng |
sha | sha | sha |
shai | shai | shai |
shan | shan | shan |
shang | shang | shang |
shau | shao | shao |
she | she | she |
shen | shen | shen |
sheng | sheng | sheng |
shou | shou | shou |
shr | shi | shih |
shu | shu | shu |
shwa | shua | shua |
shwai | shuai | shuai |
shwan | shuan | shuan |
shwang | shuang | shuang |
shwei | shui | shui |
shwo | shuo | shuo |
shwun | shun | shun |
sou | sou | sou |
su | su | su |
sung | song | sung |
swan | suan | suan |
swei | sui | sui |
swo | suo | so |
swun | sun | sun |
sya | xia | hsia |
syan | xian | hsien |
syang | xiang | hsiang |
syau | xiao | hsiao |
sye | xie | hsieh |
syin | xin | hsin |
sying | xing | hsing |
syou | xiu | hsiu |
syu | xu | hsü |
syun | xun | hsün |
syung | xiong | hsiung |
sywan | xuan | hsüan |
sywe | xue | hsüeh |
sz | si | ssu |
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Yale | Pīnyīn | Wade-Giles |
ta | ta | t`a |
tai | tai | t`ai |
tan | tan | t`an |
tang | tang | t`ang |
tau | tao | t`ao |
te | te | t`e |
teng | teng | t`eng |
ti | ti | t`i |
ting | ting | t`ing |
tou | tou | t`ou |
tsa | ca | ts`a |
tsai | cai | ts`ai |
tsan | can | ts`an |
tsang | cang | ts`ang |
tsau | cao | ts`ao |
tse | ce | ts`e |
tsen | cen | ts`en |
tseng | ceng | ts`eng |
tsou | cou | ts`ou |
tsu | cu | ts`u |
tsung | cong | ts`ung |
tswan | cuan | ts`uan |
tswei | cui | ts`ui |
tswo | cuo | ts`o |
tswun | cun | ts`un |
tsz | ci | tz`u |
tu | tu | t`u |
tung | tong | t`ung |
twan | tuan | t`uan |
twei | tui | t`ui |
two | tuo | t`o |
twun | tun | t`un |
tyan | tian | t`ien |
tyau | tiao | t`iao |
tye | tie | t`ieh |
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Yale | Pīnyīn | Wade-Giles |
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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Yale | Pīnyīn | Wade-Giles |
xyi | xi | hsi |
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Yale | Pīnyīn | Wade-Giles |
ya | ya | ya |
yai | yai | yai |
yan | yan | yen |
yang | yang | yang |
yau | yao | yao |
ye | ye | yeh |
yi | yi | i |
yin | yin | yin |
ying | ying | ying |
yo | yo | yo |
you | you | yu |
yu | yu | yü |
yun | yun | yün |
yung | yong | yung |
ywan | yuan | yüan |
ywe | yue | yüeh |
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