LANGUAGE SUBTAG REGISTRATION FORM: pinyin

[John Cowan]

Phillips, Addison scripsit:

> However, the point that 'pinyin' as a term is inexact seems
> reasonable. Perhaps change the subtag requested to 'hanyu'?

"Hanyu" means "Chinese language"; by itself it doesn't refer to
orthography at all.

The fact is that "pinyin" by default means Hanyu Pinyin.


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