Names that SOUND different should LOOK different! 因漢語拼音不標調產生的假同姓問題，其實拼調式拼音（國羅）90年前就分清楚了。 When Chinese people travel abroad, they often encounter name problems (false homonyms) caused by Hanyu Pinyin, a

Three politicians Ko Wen-je 柯文哲 Dr. Ko, a surgeon with the refreshing habit of always speaking his mind (attributed to #Asperger’s), is Taipei’s most beloved mayor (and Taiwan's most beloved politician).

Many outstanding Taiwanese spell their names in GR: scientists, engineers, doctors, lawyers, architects, university professors and many others. GR Tonal Spelling (Gwoyeu) This ingenious and very distinctive

Last week, along with some friends from the Taipei Steemit Group (@catwomanteresa, @lydiachan, @shieha and @waybeyondpadthai, who was visiting from Thailand), I visited the Ningxia Night Market (寧夏夜市 Níngxià

Confusing Toneless Pinyin 水餃 "ravioli" = shuijiao = 睡覺 "sleep"? Same spelling, but very different for Chinese ears: false homonyms! GR Tonal Spelling is a great solution for this false

This crossword #puzzle provides vocabulary practice for students of #Mandarin Chinese at lower intermediate and higher levels (#HSK 2 or 3+). The clues (mostly definitions, a few deliberately vague) are

The majority of dictionaries published in Taiwan include both注音符號 zhùyīn fúhào / juhin fwuhaw “National Phonetic Symbols” (known in English as Zhuyin or Bopomofo) and their younger brother, 拼調式羅馬拼音 pīndiàoshì

Actually, there is no such thing as a “Mandarin” newspaper. Mandarin refers to a spoken language. All speakers of Chinese, no matter what dialect they speak, write in a standardized written form called