Table of Contents

Foreword<br>Introduction<br>1 Scope<br>2 Terms and definitions<br>3 General principles of conversion of writing<br>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;systems<br>4 Principles for converting ideophonographic<br>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;characters<br>5 Pinyin<br>6 Syllabic forms<br>7 Tones<br>8 Punctuation<br>9 Numerals<br>10 Chinese Pinyin Orthography<br>11 Transcription rules for named entities<br>12 Automatic transcription for named entities<br>Annex A (normative) - Table of Chinese syllable forms<br>Annex B (normative) - Table of hexadecimal codes of<br>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Chinese vowels with tones<br>Annex C (normative) - Ambiguity index for Chinese syllables<br>Bibliography

Abstract

Describes the principles of the Romanization of Modern Chinese Putonghua (Mandarin Chinese), the official language of the People's Republic of China as defined in the Directives for the Promotion of Putonghua, promulgated on 1956-02-06 by the State Council of China.

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Document Type	Standard
Status	Current
Publisher	British Standards Institution
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Committee	IDT/2
Supersedes	14/30266984 DC : 0