n.
Pronunciation: ' pin- ' yin
Function: noun
Usage: often cap
Etymology: Chinese (Beijing) p ī ny ī n to spell phonetically, from p ī n to arrange + y ī n sound, pronunciation
Date: 1963
: a system for romanizing Chinese ideograms in which tones are indicated by diacritics and unaspirated consonants are transcribed as voiced ― compare WADE-GILES