LANGUAGE SUBTAG REGISTRATION FORM (R3): pinyin

Broome, Karen Karen_Broome at spe.sony.com
Tue Aug 26 20:39:22 CEST 2008


Thanks, Mark. That helps.

Karen
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From: ietf-languages-bounces at alvestrand.no [ietf-languages-bounces at alvestrand.no] On Behalf Of Mark Davis [mark at macchiato.com]
Sent: Tuesday, August 26, 2008 11:12 AM
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Subject: LANGUAGE SUBTAG REGISTRATION FORM (R3): pinyin

LANGUAGE SUBTAG REGISTRATION FORM
1. Name of requester:

Mark Davis

2. E-mail address of requester:

markdavis at google.com<mailto: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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