Resolving Wade-Giles and Pinyin

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Resolving Wade-Giles and Pinyin

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Is there a source anywhere where common Buddhist names in history are listed together in both systems for the ease of non-specialists? Half of my Sources seems to use one and the other half the other, and while a lot of times it's obvious, others it isn't.
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Re: Resolving Wade-Giles and Pinyin

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tingdzin wrote: Mon Jan 17, 2022 7:07 am Is there a source anywhere where common Buddhist names in history are listed together in both systems for the ease of non-specialists? Half of my Sources seems to use one and the other half the other, and while a lot of times it's obvious, others it isn't.
The equivalencies are completely uniform so it would be best to just familiarise yourself with the two systems so you can convert it in your head.
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Re: Resolving Wade-Giles and Pinyin

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Zhen Li wrote: Mon Jan 17, 2022 8:09 am The equivalencies are completely uniform so it would be best to just familiarise yourself with the two systems so you can convert it in your head.
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Re: Resolving Wade-Giles and Pinyin

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Wade-Giles is so rare these days that it doesn't really make sense to favour it. I think it looks more natural to English speakers at first glance, but after you learn how to pronounce the sounds the Pin Yin has the same effect. In Taiwan, there's a system called Bopomofo or Zhuyin. I learned it when I was staying in Taiwan, but forgot it since I never used it. It is useful in Taiwan since people prefer it over both Pinyin and Wade-Giles for phonetic glossing.
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