EFEO Chinese transcription

The EFEO transcription is a transliteration of the Chinese language, which was developed at the beginning of the 20th century by scientists at the École française d' Extrême -Orient.

Importance

In the French -speaking world the EFEO transcription was until the mid-20th century, the most common transliteration for the Chinese. Meanwhile, it was replaced by the pinyin system.

Basics

The EFEO transcription is not similar to today's debate norm of the standard Chinese, but also reflects - as Latinxua Sinwenz and older versions of Wade- Giles - a national standard or an older sound inventory resist. Therefore, for example, in certain words whose initial sound is pronounced in modern standard Chinese [ ʨ ] (Pinyin: / j / ), transcribed in some words / ts / and other / k /.

Table

The table shows some differences between Wade- Giles (WG), Pinyin (PY) and the EFEO transcription.

Pictures of EFEO Chinese transcription

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