Meanings
- A transliteration system for Mandarin Chinese, characterized by its tonal spelling without diacritic marks.
With regard to romanization, several different systems are concurrently being used in Taiwan, including Wade-Giles, Tongyong Pinyin 通用拼音, Hanyu Pinyin 漢語拼音, and Gwoyeu Romatzyh.
2003, Julie Ju et al., editors, A Brief Introduction to Taiwan, Government Information Office, →ISBN, →OCLC, page 16Synonyms: National Romanization, G.R.
Synonyms & antonyms
proper nounA transliteration system for Mandarin Chinese, characterized by its tonal spelling without diacritic marks.
Origin
- Mandarin國語羅馬字 /国语罗马字
- EnglishGwoyeu Romatzyh
From the Gwoyeu Romatzyh romanization of Mandarin 國語羅馬字 /国语罗马字 (Guóyǔ Luómǎzì).
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Chinese Cantonese 國語羅馬字 /国语罗马字
- 國語羅馬字 /国语罗马字 (gwok³ jyu⁵ lo⁴ maa⁵ zi⁶)a transliteration system
Chinese Mandarin 國語羅馬字 /国语罗马字
- 國語羅馬字 /国语罗马字 (guóyǔ luómǎzì)a transliteration system
German Lateinumschrift der Reichssprache
- Lateinumschrift der Reichssprachea transliteration system
Japanese 国語ローマ字
- 国語ローマ字 (kokugo rōmaji)a transliteration system
Korean 국어라마자, 국어로마자
- 국어라마자 (gugeoramaja)a transliteration system
- 국어로마자 (gugeoromaja)a transliteration system
Polish Gwoyeu Romatzyh
- Gwoyeu Romatzyha transliteration system
Russian гою́й ломацзы́
- гою́й ломацзы́ (gojúj lomaczý)a transliteration system
Vietnamese Quốc ngữ La Mã tự
- Quốc ngữ La Mã tựa transliteration system
Cite this entry
Gwoyeu Romatzyh. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 5, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Gwoyeu%20Romatzyh
“Gwoyeu Romatzyh.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Gwoyeu%20Romatzyh. Accessed November 5, 2026.
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Gwoyeu Romatzyh,” accessed November 5, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Gwoyeu%20Romatzyh.
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