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> Peking is not a romanisation Yes, it is. A romanization is spelling a word in the Latin alphabet when the people who use that language as their first languag
by msla 4y ago
> Peking is not a romanisation
Yes, it is. A romanization is spelling a word in the Latin alphabet when the people who use that language as their first language use a different writing system.
- onethought 4y agoThat would be: bak1 ging1 if we are talking Cantonese. Peking is the English word for that romanisation.
- msla 4y agoA romanization is still a romanization even if it doesn't follow an accepted standard.
- onethought 4y agoBut Peking is a translation of a Portuguese “romanisation” (by your standard)… Is chopstick a romanisation?