Wade-Giles
Etymology
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Etymology
1943, from the surnames of Thomas Wade and Herbert Giles, who developed the system in the 19th century.
Proper noun- A system for transcribing the Beijing dialect of Mandarin Chinese into the Latin alphabet; formally uses hyphens and the spiritus asper apostrophe.
- Portuguese: Wade-Giles
- Russian: Уэйд-Джайлз
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