LANGUAGE SUBTAG REGISTRATION FORM (R3): pinyin

[Mark Davis]

LANGUAGE SUBTAG REGISTRATION FORM
1. Name of requester:

Mark Davis

2. E-mail address of requester:

markdavis at google.com

3. Record Requested:

Type: variant
Subtag: pinyin
Description: Hanyu Pinyin romanization of Mandarin Chinese
Prefix: zh

4. Intended meaning of the subtag:

To distinguish Mandarin Chinese content written in Latin characters
using the Hanyu
Pinyin romanization (transliteration/transcription) from the
other possible transcriptions.

5. Reference to published description of the language (book or article):

Hanyu Pinyin, the most commonly used system for Mandarin
Chinese romanization, has been the national standard of China since
1958, and an international standard ( ISO 7098:1991, 2nd ed.) since
1982.
See also the LOC page for the relation between Hanyu Pinyin and Wade-Giles:
http://www.loc.gov/catdir/pinyin/romcover.html

6. Any other relevant information:
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