CHINESE TO ENGLISH TRANSLATION
In 1867 the first textbook ,Beijing dialect of Mandarin in English, the Yü-yen tzu-erh chi was developed which became the basis for the Romanization system later known as Wade–Giles. Since then there have been several official romanizations with Hanyu Pinyin becoming the international standard in 1982.
In Imperial Combat Arts history our Chinese Grandmasters came to the United States in the 1960's where Wade-Giles was still the standard. Even with Pinyin becoming an international standard many people around the world still use Wade-Giles for their family names and for the names of their martial arts such as the traditional "Kung Fu" over "Gong Fu". Like many schools Imperial Combat Arts has elected to use the original translations of Chinese to English that were first established by our Grandmasters.
In Imperial Combat Arts history our Chinese Grandmasters came to the United States in the 1960's where Wade-Giles was still the standard. Even with Pinyin becoming an international standard many people around the world still use Wade-Giles for their family names and for the names of their martial arts such as the traditional "Kung Fu" over "Gong Fu". Like many schools Imperial Combat Arts has elected to use the original translations of Chinese to English that were first established by our Grandmasters.
PINYIN TO WADE-GILES TRANSLATION
PINYIN / WADE-GILESA A
Ai Ai An An Ang Ang Ao Ao Ba Pa Bai Pai Ban Pan Bang Pang Bao Pao Bei Pei Ben Pen Beng Peng Bi Pi Bian Pien Biao Piao Bie Pieh Bin Pin Bing Ping Bo Po Bu Pu Ca Ts'a Cai Ts'ai Can Ts'an Cang Ts'ang Cao Ts'ao Ce Ts'e Cen Ts'en Ceng Ts'eng Cha Ch'a Chai Ch'ai Chan Ch'an Chang Ch'ang Chao Ch'ao Che Ch'e Chen Ch'en Cheng Ch'eng Chi Ch'ih Chong Ch'ung Chou Ch'ou Chu Ch'u Chua Ch'ua Chuai Ch'uai Chuan Ch'uan Chuang Ch'uang Chui Ch'ui Chun Ch'un Chuo Ch'o Ci Tz'u Cong Ts'ung Cou Ts'ou Cu Ts'u Cuan Ts'uan Cui Ts'ui Cun Ts'un Cuo Ts'o Da Ta Dai Tai Dan Tan Dang Tang Dao Tao De Te Dei Tei Deng Teng Di Ti Dian Tien Diao Tiao Die Tieh Ding Ting Diu Tiu Dong Tung Dou Tou Du Tu Duan Tuan Dui Tui Dun Tun Duo To E O Ei Ei En En Eng Eng Er Erh Fa Fa Fan Fan Fang Fang Fei Fei Fen Fen Feng Feng Fo Fo Fou Fou Fu Fu Ga Ka Gai Kai Gan Kan Gang Kang Gao Kao Ge Ke Gei Kei Gen Ken Geng Keng Gong Kung Gou Kou Gu Ku Gua Kua Guai Kuai Guan Kuan Guang Kuang Gui Kuei Gun Kun Guo Kuo |
PINYIN / WADE-GILESHa Ha
Hai Hai Han Han Hang Hang Hao Hao He He Hei Hei Hen Hen Heng Heng Hong Hung Hou Hou Hu Hu Hua Hua Huai Huai Huan Huan Huang Huang Hui Hui Hun Hun Huo Huo Ji Chi Jia Chia Jian Chien Jiang Chiang Jiao Chiao Jie Chieh Jin Chin Jing Ching Jiong Chiung Jiu Chiu Ju Chü Juan Chüan Jue Chüeh Jun Chün Ka K'a Kai K'ai Kan K'an Kang K'ang Kao K'ao Ke K'e Kei K'ei Ken K'en Keng K'eng Kong K'ung Kou K'ou Ku K'u Kua K'ua Kuai K'uai Kuan K'uan Kuang K'uang Kui K'uei Kun K'un Kuo K'uo La La Lai Lai Lan Lan Lang Lang Lao Lao Le Le Lei Lei Leng Leng Li Li Lia Lia Lian Lien Liang Liang Liao Liao Lie Lieh Lin Lin Ling Ling Liu Liu Lo Lo Long Lung Lou Lou Lu Lu Lü Lü Luan Luan Lüe Lüeh Lun Lun Luo Luo Ma Ma Mai Mai Man Man Mang Mang Mao Mao Me Me Mei Mei Men Men Meng Meng Mi Mi Mian Mien Miao Miao Mie Mieh Min Min Ming Ming Miu Miu Mo Mo Mou Mou Mu Mu |
PINYIN / WADE-GILESNa Na
Nai Nai Nan Nan Nang Nang Nao Nao Ne Ne Nei Nei Nen Nen Neng Neng Ni Ni Nian Nien Niang Niang Niao Niao Nie Nieh Nin Nin Ning Ning Niu Niu Nong Nung Nou Nou Nu Nu Nü Nü Nuan Nuan Nüe Nüeh Nuo No O O Ou Ou Pa P'a Pai P'ai Pan P'an Pang P'ang Pao P'ao Pei P'ei Pen P'en Peng P'eng Pi P'i Pian P'ien Piao P'iao Pie P'ieh Pin P'in Ping P'ing Po P'o Pou P'ou Pu P'u Qi Ch'i Qia Ch'ia Qian Ch'ien Qiang Ch'iang Qiao Ch'iao Qie Ch'ieh Qin Ch'in Qing Ch'ing Qiong Ch'iung Qiu Ch'iu Qu Ch'ü Quan Ch'üan Que Ch'üeh Qun Ch'ün Ran Jan Rang Jang Rao Jao Re Je Ren Jen Reng Jeng Ri Jih Rong Jung Rou Jou Ru Ju Ruan Juan Rui Jui Run Jun Ruo Jo Sa Sa Sai Sai San San Sang Sang Sao Sao Se Se Sen Sen Seng Seng Sha Sha Shai Shai Shan Shan Shang Shang Shao Shao She She Shei Shei Shen Shen Sheng Sheng Shi Shih Shou Shou Shu Shu Shua Shua Shuai Shuai Shuan Shuan Shuang Shuang Shui Shui Shun Shun Shuo Shuo Si Ssu Song Sung Sou Sou Su Su Suan Suan Sui Sui Sun Sun Suo So |
PINYIN / WADE-GILESTa T'a
Tai T'ai Tan T'an Tang T'ang Tao T'ao Te T'e Teng T'eng Ti T'i Tian T'ien Tiao T'iao Tie T'ieh Ting T'ing Tong T'ung Tou T'ou Tu T'u Tuan T'uan Tui T'ui Tun T'un Tuo T'o Wa Wa Wai Wai Wan Wan Wang Wang Wei Wei Wen Wen Weng Weng Wo Wo Wu Wu Xi Hsi Xia Hsia Xian Hsien Xiang Hsiang Xiao Hsiao Xie Hsieh Xin Hsin Xing Hsing Xiong Hsiung Xiu Hsiu Xu Hsü Xuan Hsüuan Xue Hsüueh Xun Hsün Ya Ya Yan Yen Yang Yang Yao Yao Ye Yeh Yi I Yin Yin Ying Ying Yo Yo Yong Yung You Yu Yu Yü Yuan Yüan Yue Yüeh Yun Yün Za Tsa Zai Tsai Zan Tsan Zang Tsang Zao Tsao Ze Tse Zei Tsei Zen Tsen Zeng Tseng Zha Cha Zhai Chai Zhan Chan Zhang Chang Zhao Chao Zhe Che Zhei Chei Zhen Chen Zheng Cheng Zhi Chih Zhong Chung Zhou Chou Zhu Chu Zhua Chua Zhuai Chuai Zhuan Chuan Zhuang Chuang Zhui Chui Zhun Chun Zhuo Cho Zi Tzu Zong Tsung Zou Tsou Zu Tsu Zuan Tsuan Zui Tsui Zun Tsun Zuo Tso |