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Wade·-Giles· (system) (wād′jīlz′)

noun

a system for transliterating Chinese ideograms into the Latin alphabet, in wide use esp. before Pinyin was adopted by the People's Republic of China in 1979

Etymology: after its creators, Thomas F. Wade (1818-95), Brit diplomat, and Herbert A. Giles (1845-1935), Brit linguist

Browse dictionary entries near Wade-Giles (system)

  1. ‹ Wade-Giles
  2. ‹ wade
  3. ‹ waddying
  4. ‹ waddy
  5. ‹ waddling
  6. ‹ waddler
  7. ‹ waddled
  8. ‹ waddle
  9. ‹ wadding
  10. ‹ waddies
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  6. wadies ›
  7. wading ›
  8. wading bird ›
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