Just testing - spelling test for words that 'look' dirty

[symbolipoint]

I wonder what it really looks like if that name of the dog breed is first spelled correctly the way the member tried in the other (not yet referenced) post. The correct spelling is "Shih Tzu".

To try to spell as: es aich eye tee, space, zee, eoo
Here we go: dang zu

 

[jedishrfu]

Humorously said:

Actually the "correct" spelling is 獅子狗 (shīzi gǒu) which has been romanized into one of several possible variants:

1. Pinyin (Hanyu Pinyin):
• Shīzǐ gǒu (獅子狗)

2. Wade-Giles:
• Shih-tzu kou (獅子狗)

3. Gwoyeu Romatzyh (GR):
• Shyrzy gow (獅子狗)

4. Yale Romanization:
• Sī jí gów (獅子狗)

5. Tongyong Pinyin:
• Shihzih gǒu (獅子狗)

 

[symbolipoint]

True reaction to #2:
I do not really understand clearly but it must be interesting. Our letters to spell and pronounce are not adequate.

 

[jedishrfu]

Yes, that is true. It's why they've developed so many romanizations. Wade-Giles was the first then there was Yale for American English and then the others to correct some sounding issues with earlier ones.

In the pinyin cases, there's politics too. Hanyu was favored by China and the KMT in Taiwan but the other Taiwan party favored Tongyong. Taiwan also used BPMF for students but it's not a Roman alphabet but it helps students pronounce Mandarin Chinese better.