Wade-Giles system
Americannoun
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In the case of Chiang Kai-shek, the textbook’s editors decided to make an exception and spell his name according to the Wade-Giles system because this is how his name appears in most other history textbooks.
From Textbooks • Dec. 14, 2022
The decision was made by the textbook’s editors to spell his name according to the Wade-Giles system, because this is how his name appears in most other history textbooks.
From Textbooks • Dec. 14, 2022
But the Wade-Giles system, linguists have long agreed, is unwieldy and inaccurate.
From New York Times • Jan. 14, 2017
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