Mandarin Chinese Romanization: Comparing Wade-Giles to Pīnyīn and Yale

This is the second of three tables you can use to look up a how a Mandarin Chinese sound is spelled with roman letters and ompare how it is spelled in two other major romanizaion system—especially useful if you run across a spelling in a system you're less familiar with.

On this page, the focus is on the Wade-Giles system.
 

Wade-Giles Index

Wade Giles Index
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Wade-Giles	Pīnyīn	Yale
a	a	a
ai	ai	ai
an	an	an
ang	ang	ang
ao	ao	au
Wade-Giles	Pīnyīn	Yale
cha	zha	ja
chai	zhai	jai
chan	zhan	jan
chang	zhang	jang
chao	zhao	jau
che	zhe	je
chen	zhen	jen
cheng	zheng	jeng
chi	ji	ji
chia	jia	jya
chiang	jiang	jyang
chiao	jiao	jyau
chieh	jie	jyang
chien	jian	jyan
chih	zhi	jr
chin	jin	jin
ching	jing	jing
chiu	jiu	jyou
chiung	jiong	jyung
cho	zhuo	jwo
chou	zhou	jou
chu	zhu	ju
chü	ju	jyu
chua	zhua	jwa
chuai	zhuai	jwai
chuan	zhuan	jwan
chüan	juan	jywan
chuang	zhuang	jwang
chüeh	jue	jywe
chui	zhui	jwei
chun	zhun	jwun
chün	jun	jyun
chung	zhong	jung
Wade-Giles	Pīnyīn	Yale
ch`a	cha	cha
ch`ai	chai	chai
ch`an	chan	chan
ch`ang	chang	chang
ch`ao	chao	chau
ch`e	che	che
ch`en	chen	chen
ch`eng	cheng	cheng
ch`i	qi	chi
ch`ia	qia	chya
ch`iang	qiang	chyang
ch`iao	qiao	chyau
ch`ieh	qie	chye
ch`ien	qian	chyan
ch`ih	chi	chr
ch`in	qin	chin
ch`ing	qing	ching
ch`iu	qiu	chyou
ch`iung	qiong	chyung
ch`o	chuo	chwo
ch`ou	chou	chou
ch`u	chu	chu
ch`ü	qu	chyu
ch`uai	chuai	chwai
ch`uan	chuan	chwan
ch`üan	quan	chywan
ch`uang	chuang	chwang
ch`üeh	que	chywe
ch`ui	chui	chwei
ch`un	chun	chwun
ch`ün	qun	chyun
ch`ung	chong	chung
Wade-Giles	Pīnyīn	Yale
e	e	e
en	en	en
erh	er	er
Wade-Giles	Pīnyīn	Yale
fa	fa	fa
fan	fan	fan
fang	fang	fang
fei	fei	fei
fen	fen	fen
feng	feng	feng
fo	fo	fwo
fou	fou	fou
fu	fu	fu
Wade-Giles	Pīnyīn	Yale
ha	ha	ha
hai	hai	hai
han	han	han
hang	hang	hang
hao	hao	hau
hei	hei	hei
hen	hen	hen
heng	heng	heng
ho	he	he
hou	hou	hou
hsi	xi	xyi
hsia	xia	sya
hsiang	xiang	syang
hsiao	xiao	syau
hsieh	xie	sye
hsien	xian	syan
hsin	xin	syin
hsing	xing	sying
hsiu	xiu	syou
hsiung	xiong	syung
hsü	xu	syu
hsüan	xuan	sywan
hsüeh	xue	sywe
hsün	xun	syun
hu	hu	hu
hua	hua	hwa
huai	huai	hwai
huan	huan	hwan
huang	huang	hwang
hui	hui	hwei
hun	hun	hwun
hung	hong	hung
huo	huo	hwo
Wade-Giles	Pīnyīn	Yale
i	yi	yi
Wade-Giles	Pīnyīn	Yale
jan	ran	ran
jang	rang	rang
jao	rao	rau
je	re	re
jen	ren	ren
jeng	reng	reng
jih	ri	r
jo	ruo	rwo
jou	rou	rou
ju	ru	ru
juan	ruan	rwan
jui	rui	rwei
jun	run	rwun
jung	rong	rung
Wade-Giles	Pīnyīn	Yale
ka	ga	ga
kai	gai	gai
kan	gan	gan
kang	gang	gang
kao	gao	gau
kei	gei	gei
ken	gen	gen
keng	geng	geng
ko	ge	ge
kou	gou	gou
ku	gu	gu
kua	gua	gwa
kuai	guai	gwai
kuan	guan	gwan
kuang	guang	gwang
kuei	gui	gwei
kun	gun	gwun
kung	gong	gung
kuo	guo	gwo
Wade-Giles	Pīnyīn	Yale
k`a	ka	ka
k`ai	kai	kai
k`an	kan	kan
k`ang	kang	kang
k`ao	kao	kau
k`en	ken	ke
k`eng	keng	ken
k`o	ke	kau
k`ou	kou	kou
k`u	ku	ku
k`ua	kua	kwa
k`uai	kuai	kwai
k`uan	kuan	kwan
k`uang	kuang	kwang
k`uei	kui	kwei
k`un	kun	kwun
k`ung	kong	kung
k`uo	kuo	kwo
Wade-Giles	Pīnyīn	Yale
la	la	la
lai	lai	lai
lan	lan	lan
lang	lang	lang
lao	lao	lau
le	le	le
lei	lei	lei
leng	leng	leng
li	li	li
liang	liang	lyan
liao	liao	lyau
lieh	lie	lye
lien	lian	lya
lin	lin	lin
ling	ling	ling
liu	liu	lyou
lo	luo	lwo
lou	lou	lung
lu	lu	lou
lü	lü	lyu
luan	luan	lwan
lüeh	lue	lywe
lun	lun	lwun
lung	long	lo
Wade-Giles	Pīnyīn	Yale
ma	ma	ma
mai	mai	mai
man	man	man
mang	mang	mang
mao	mao	mau
mei	mei	mei
men	men	men
meng	meng	meng
mi	mi	mi
miao	miao	myau
mieh	mie	mye
mien	mian	myan
min	min	ming
ming	ming	ming
miu	miu	myou
mo	mo	mwo
mou	mou	mou
mu	mu	mu
Wade-Giles	Pīnyīn	Yale
na	na	na
nai	nai	nai
nan	nan	nan
nang	nang	nang
nao	nao	nau
nei	nei	nei
nen	nen	nen
neng	neng	neng
ni	ni	ni
niang	niang	nyang
niao	niao	nyau
nieh	nie	nye
nien	nian	nyan
nin	nin	nin
ning	ning	ning
niu	niu	nyou
no	nuo	now
nou	nou	nou
nu	nu	nu
nü	nü	nyu
nuan	nuan	nwan
nüeh	nue	nywe
nung	nong	nung
Wade-Giles	Pīnyīn	Yale
ou	ou	ou
Wade-Giles	Pīnyīn	Yale
pa	ba	ba
pai	bai	bai
pan	ban	ban
pang	bang	bang
pao	bao	bau
pei	bei	bei
pen	ben	ben
peng	beng	beng
pi	bi	bi
piao	biao	byau
pieh	bie	bye
pien	bian	byan
pin	bin	bin
ping	bing	bing
po	bo	bwo
pu	bu	bu
Wade-Giles	Pīnyīn	Yale
p`a	pa	pa
p`ai	pai	pai
p`an	pan	pan
p`ang	pang	pang
p`ao	pao	pau
p`ei	pei	pei
p`en	pen	pen
p`eng	peng	peng
p`i	pi	pi
p`iao	piao	pyau
p`ieh	pie	pye
p`ien	pian	pyan
p`in	pin	pin
p`ing	ping	ping
p`o	po	pwo
p`ou	pou	pou
p`u	pu	pu
Wade-Giles	Pīnyīn	Yale
sa	sa	sa
sai	sai	sai
san	san	san
sang	sang	sang
sao	sao	sau
se	se	se
sen	sen	sen
seng	seng	seng
sha	sha	sha
shai	shai	shai
shan	shan	shan
shang	shang	shang
shao	shao	shau
she	she	she
shen	shen	shen
sheng	sheng	sheng
shih	shi	shr
shou	shou	shou
shu	shu	shu
shua	shua	shwa
shuai	shuai	shwai
shuan	shuan	shwan
shuang	shuang	shwang
shui	shui	shwei
shun	shun	shwun
shuo	shuo	shwo
so	suo	swo
sou	sou	sou
ssu	si	sz
su	su	su
suan	suan	swan
sui	sui	swei
sun	sun	swun
sung	song	sung
Wade-Giles	Pīnyīn	Yale
ta	da	da
tai	dai	dai
tan	dan	dan
tang	dang	dang
tao	dao	dau
te	de	de
teng	deng	deng
ti	di	di
tiao	diao	dyau
tieh	die	dye
tien	dian	dyan
ting	ding	ding
tiu	diu	dyou
to	duo	dwo
tou	dou	dou
tsa	za	dza
tsai	zai	dzai
tsan	zan	dzan
tsang	zang	dzang
tsao	zao	dzau
tse	ze	dze
tsei	zei	dzei
tsen	zen	dzen
tseng	zeng	dzeng
tso	zuo	dzwo
tsou	zou	dzou
tsu	zu	dzu
tsuan	zuan	dzwan
tsui	zui	dzwei
tsun	zun	dzwun
tsung	zong	dzung
tu	du	du
tuan	duan	dwan
tui	dui	dwei
tun	dun	dwun
tung	dong	dung
tzu	zi	dz
Wade-Giles	Pīnyīn	Yale
t`a	ta	ta
t`ai	tai	tai
t`an	tan	tan
t`ang	tang	tang
t`ao	tao	tau
t`e	te	te
t`eng	teng	teng
t`i	ti	ti
t`iao	tiao	tyau
t`ieh	tie	tye
t`ien	tian	tyan
t`ing	ting	ting
t`o	tuo	two
t`ou	tou	tou
t`u	tu	tu
t`uan	tuan	twan
t`ui	tui	twei
t`un	tun	twun
t`ung	tong	tung
Wade-Giles	Pīnyīn	Yale
ts`a	ca	tsa
ts`ai	cai	tsai
ts`an	can	tsan
ts`ang	cang	tsang
ts`ao	cao	tsau
ts`e	ce	tse
ts`en	cen	tsen
ts`eng	ceng	tseng
ts`o	cuo	tswo
ts`ou	cou	tsou
ts`u	cu	tsu
ts`uan	cuan	tswan
ts`ui	cui	tswei
ts`un	cun	tswun
ts`ung	cong	tsung
Wade-Giles	Pīnyīn	Yale
tz`u	ci	tsz
Wade-Giles	Pīnyīn	Yale
wa	wa	wa
wai	wai	wai
wan	wan	wan
wang	wang	wang
wei	wei	wei
wen	wen	wen
weng	weng	weng
wo	wo	wo
wu	wu	wu
Wade-Giles	Pīnyīn	Yale
ya	ya	ya
yai	yai	yai
yang	yang	yang
yao	yao	yau
yeh	ye	ye
yen	yan	yan
yin	yin	yin
ying	ying	ying
yo	yo	yo
yu	you	you
yü	yu	yu
yüan	yuan	ywan
yüeh	yue	ywe
yün	yun	yun
yung	yong	yung