Associations to the word «Pinyin»

Wiktionary

PINYIN, noun. Phonetic script; spelling
PINYIN, proper noun. Alternative spelling of Pinyin
PINYIN, proper noun. A system of romanization (phonetic notation and transliteration to roman script) for Mandarin Chinese based on the Mandarin dialect of the Beijing area used in the People’s Republic of China.
PINYIN, proper noun. A Niger-Congo language of Cameroon.

Wise words

Language is a process of free creation; its laws and principles are fixed, but the manner in which the principles of generation are used is free and infinitely varied. Even the interpretation and use of words involves a process of free creation.
Noam Chomsky