ISO 7098:2015
Information and documentation — Romanization of Chinese
ISO 7098:2015 explains the principles of the Romanization of Modern Chinese Putonghua (Mandarin Chinese), the official language of the People's Republic of China as defined in the Directives for the Promotion of Putonghua, promulgated on 1956-02-06 by the State Council of China. This International Standard can be applied in documentation of bibliographies, catalogues, indices, toponymic lists, etc.
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Foreword
Introduction
1 Scope
2 Terms and definitions
3 General principles of conversion of writing systems
4 Principles for converting ideophonographic characters
5 Pinyin
6 Syllabic forms
7 Tones
8 Punctuation
9 Numerals
10 Chinese Pinyin Orthography
11 Transcription rules for named entities
12 Automatic transcription for named entities
12.1 Fully automatic syllable transcription
12.2 Rule-based and semi-automatic word transcription
Annex A (normative) Table of Chinese syllable forms
Annex B (normative) Table of hexadecimal codes of Chinese vowels with tones
Annex C (normative) Ambiguity index for Chinese syllables
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Foreword
Introduction
1 Scope
2 Terms and definitions
3 General principles of conversion of writing systems
4 Principles for converting ideophonographic characters
5 Pinyin
6 Syllabic forms
7 Tones
8 Punctuation
9 Numerals
10 Chinese Pinyin Orthography
11 Transcription rules for named entities
12 Automatic transcription for named entities
12.1 Fully automatic syllable transcription
12.2 Rule-based and semi-automatic word transcription
Annex A (normative) Table of Chinese syllable forms
Annex B (normative) Table of hexadecimal codes of Chinese vowels with tones
Annex C (normative) Ambiguity index for Chinese syllables
Bibliography