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Romanization of Shanghainese dialect of Wu Chinese
Wu Chinese
has four major schools of romanization.
The most popular school, Common Wu Pinyin (
通用???音
), was developed by amateur language clubs and local learners. There are two competing schemes; both adhere to the
International Phonetic Alphabet
(IPA) and are very similar to each other. The initial scheme was "Wu Chinese Society pinyin" (
?????音
, developed around 2005), and it formed the basis of "Wugniu pinyin" (
???堂?音
, around 2016). Wu Chinese Society pinyin in general does not mark tones.
[1]
The name
Wugniu
comes from the
Shanghainese
pronunciation of ??. Either of them is the default romanization scheme in most learning materials.
The second and historical school is the missionary school (see
zh:??拉丁化方案
). This school of English-based Latin orthographies was developed by Western missionaries in the late 19th and early 20th centuries and used to write Bible translations and other educational texts. A representative romanization from this school is the Edkins romanization of Shanghainese.
[2]
Another school is the Latin Phonetic Method (
??拉丁式注音法
, French-Wu or
Fawu
[
法?
]). Its use is in decline. It utilizes the similarities between French and Wu phonetics and thus adheres to both IPA and
French orthography
. It was developed in 2001 by a
Shanghai
-born
surgeon
living in
Lyon
,
France
.
[3]
[4]
The final, and least used school, is developed by modifying
Hanyu pinyin
as sanctioned by the
State Council
. It is the only school developed by professional linguists, mostly working in
state-administered universities
. While more than 20 competing schemes within this school have been published since the 1980s, the most notable one is the Shanghainese Pinyin (
上海??音方案
, often shortened to Qian's Pin [??]), developed by
Qian Nairong
in 2006.
[5]
This school is often used in formally published dictionaries and textbooks compiled by Qian and others.
[6]
[7]
[8]
Comparison chart
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All examples are given in
Shanghainese
and
Suzhounese
.
Initials
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IPA
|
Romanization schemes
|
Characters
|
Wu Chinese Society
|
Wugniu
|
French-Wu
|
Qian's Pinyin
|
p
|
p
|
p
|
p
|
b
|
巴百
|
p?
|
ph
|
ph
|
ph
|
p
|
?捧
|
b
|
b
|
b
|
b
|
bh
|
旁?
|
m
|
m
|
m
|
m
|
mh
|
?母
|
?m
|
'm
|
m
|
mh
|
m
|
?美
|
f
|
f
|
f
|
f
|
f
|
夫反
|
v
|
v
|
v
|
v
|
fh
|
佛犯
|
?v
|
v
|
v
|
vh
|
v
|
?/?v???³/
|
t
|
t
|
t
|
t
|
d
|
多德
|
t?
|
th
|
th
|
th
|
t
|
?通
|
d
|
d
|
d
|
d
|
dh
|
地同
|
n
|
n
|
n
|
n
|
nh, -n
|
?努
|
?n
|
'n
|
n
|
nh
|
ng
|
??
|
?
|
ny
|
gn
|
gn
|
nh
|
尼女
|
??
|
'ny
|
gn
|
kn
|
n
|
??
|
l
|
l
|
l
|
l
|
lh
|
勒路
|
?l
|
'l
|
l
|
lh
|
l
|
?了
|
ts
|
|
ts
|
tz
|
z
|
煮增質
|
ts?
|
|
tsh
|
ts
|
c
|
處倉出
|
s
|
s
|
s
|
s
|
s
|
?三
|
z
|
'z
|
z
|
z
|
sh
|
?食
|
?z
|
z
|
z
|
zh
|
sh
|
乳(杭州)/?z??³/
|
t?
|
c
|
c
|
c
|
j
|
居尖
|
t??
|
ch
|
ch
|
ch
|
q
|
曲?
|
d?
|
j
|
j
|
dj
|
jh
|
求?
|
?
|
sh
|
sh
|
x
|
x
|
需血
|
?
|
zh
|
zh
|
j
|
xh
|
??
|
k
|
k
|
k
|
k
|
g
|
工各
|
k?
|
kh
|
kh
|
kh
|
k
|
苦客
|
?
|
g
|
g
|
g
|
gh
|
共?
|
ŋ
|
ng
|
ng
|
ng
|
nhg-, -ng
|
?牙
|
?ŋ
|
ng
|
ng
|
nk
|
ng
|
我?
|
h
|
h
|
h
|
h
|
h
|
好黑
|
?
|
gh / w / y
|
gh / w / y
|
r /w / y
|
hh/wh/yh
|
?合
|
??
|
|
|
rh
|
h
|
? /????³/
|
?
|
-/u/i
|
-/u/i
|
-/u/i
|
-/w/y
|
恩en?u衣i迂iu
|
Finals
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Shanghainese
IPA
|
Suzhounese
IPA
[9]
|
Romanization schemes
|
Characters
|
Wu Chinese Society
|
Wugniu
|
French-Wu
|
Qian's Pinyin
|
a
|
?
|
a
|
a
|
a
|
a
|
蟹
|
ua
|
u?
|
ua
|
ua
|
ua
|
ua
|
怪
|
ia
|
i?
|
ia
|
ia
|
ia
|
ia
|
?
|
o
|
o
|
o
|
o
|
au
|
o
|
沙
|
io
|
io
|
io
|
io
|
iau
|
io
|
靴
|
?
(
?
)
|
?
(
?
)
|
y
|
y
|
y
|
y
|
斯
|
-
|
?
(
?
)
|
yu
|
yu
|
y
|
y
|
?
|
i
|
i
|
i
|
i
|
i
|
i
|
移
|
u
|
u
|
u
|
u
|
u
|
u
|
副
|
-
|
?u
|
ou
|
ou
|
u
|
u
|
?
|
y
|
y
|
iu
|
iu
|
u
|
(y)u
|
遇
|
?
|
?
|
ae
|
ae
|
e
|
ae
|
?
|
e
|
?
|
e
|
e
|
e
|
e
|
雷
|
u?
|
u?
|
uae
|
uae
|
ue
|
ue
|
?
|
?
|
æ
|
au
|
au
|
o
|
ao
|
包
|
i?
|
iæ
|
iau
|
iau
|
io
|
iao
|
?
|
?
|
ø?
|
eu
|
eu
|
oe
|
ou
|
勾
|
i?
|
iø?
|
ieu
|
ieu
|
ioe
|
iou
|
?
|
-
|
i?
|
ie
|
ie
|
i
|
i
|
先
|
ø
|
ø
|
oe
|
oe
|
eu
|
oe
|
干
|
uø
|
uø
|
uoe
|
uoe
|
ueu
|
uoe
|
碗
|
yø
|
iø
|
ioe
|
ioe
|
ieu
|
ioe
|
捐
|
a
|
a
|
an
|
an
|
aen
|
an
|
梗
|
ua
|
ua
|
uan
|
uan
|
uaen
|
uan
|
?
|
ia
|
ia
|
ian
|
ian
|
iaen
|
ian
|
?
|
??
|
??
|
aon
|
aon
|
an
|
ang
|
?
|
u??
|
u??
|
uaon
|
uaon
|
uan
|
uang
|
?
|
i??
|
i??
|
iaon
|
iaon
|
ian
|
iang
|
旺
|
oŋ
|
oŋ
|
on
|
on
|
on
|
ong
|
?
|
ioŋ
|
ioŋ
|
ion
|
ion
|
ion
|
iong
|
兄
|
?n
|
?n
|
en
|
en
|
en
|
eng
|
?
|
u??
|
u??
|
uen
|
uen
|
uen
|
ueng
|
昆
|
i??
|
i??
|
in
|
in
|
in
|
in
|
?
|
y?n
|
y?n
|
iuin
|
iun
|
un
|
(y)un
|
君
|
??
|
a?
|
aeh
|
aeq
|
aq
|
ak
|
?
|
u??
|
ua?
|
uaeh
|
uaeq
|
uaq
|
uak
|
刮
|
i??
|
ia?
|
iaeh
|
iaeq
|
iaq
|
iak
|
甲
|
y??
|
ya?
|
iuaeh
|
iuaeq
|
uiq
|
yuik
|
曰
|
??
|
??
|
ah
|
aq
|
aq
|
ak
|
格
|
u??
|
u??
|
uah
|
uaq
|
uaq
|
uak
|
猾
|
i??
|
i??
|
iah
|
iaq
|
iaq
|
iak
|
脚
|
??
|
??
|
eh
|
eq
|
eq
|
ek
|
黑
|
u??
|
u??
|
ueh
|
ueq
|
ueq
|
uek
|
?
|
i??
|
i??
|
ih
|
iq
|
iq
|
ik
|
立
|
y??
|
y??
|
iuih
|
iuq
|
uiq
|
yuik
|
?
|
o?
|
o?
|
oh
|
oq
|
oq
|
ok
|
?
|
io?
|
io?
|
ioh
|
ioq
|
ioq
|
iok
|
局
|
??l
|
?l
|
r
|
er
|
er
|
er
|
而
|
m?
|
m?
|
m
|
m
|
m
|
m
|
无
|
n?
|
n?
|
n
|
n
|
n
|
n
|
?
|
ŋ?
|
ŋ?
|
ng
|
ng
|
ng
|
ng
|
五
|
Tones
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Shanghainese
IPA
|
Suzhounese
IPA
[9]
|
Wenzhounese
IPA
|
Romanization schemes
|
Characters
|
Wu Chinese Society
|
Wugniu
|
French-Wu
|
Qian's Pinyin
|
??(53)
|
?(44)
|
?(33)
|
1
|
1
|
/
|
|
天?知
|
?(22)or???(113)
|
???(223)
|
??(23)
|
1
|
2
|
/
|
|
人??
|
???(434)or???(334)
|
??(51)
|
??(35)
|
2
|
3
|
-h
|
|
可海洗
|
???(213)or???(113)
|
-
|
??(35)
|
2
|
4
|
-h
|
|
尾有近
|
???(334)
|
???(523)
|
??(42)
|
3
|
5
|
-r
|
|
去?唱
|
???(113)
|
???(231)
|
??(23)
|
3
|
6
|
-r
|
|
定?自
|
?(55)
|
??(43)
|
???(213)
|
4
|
7
|
-q
|
|
只不?
|
??(12)
|
??(23)
|
???(213)
|
4
|
8
|
-q
|
|
日??
|
References
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