Etymology

Gwoyeu Romatzyh

Today it means: A transliteration system for Mandarin Chinese, characterized by its tonal spelling without diacritic marks. Full definition →

Mandarin 國語羅馬字 /国语罗马字
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  1. Mandarin · derived from國語羅馬字 /国语罗马字
  2. English todayGwoyeu Romatzyh

From the Gwoyeu Romatzyh romanization of Mandarin 國語羅馬字 /国语罗马字 (Guóyǔ Luómǎzì).

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