Pinyin

  1. Proper noun.  A system of romanization (phonetic notation and transliteration to roman script) for Mandarin Chinese based on the Mandarin dialect of the Beijing area used in the People’s Republic of China.
  2. Proper noun.  A Niger-Congo language of Cameroon.
  3. Noun.  phonetic script; spelling.
  4. Proper noun.  (alternative spelling of, Pinyin) .

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