Pronunciation: ' w ā d- ' g ī (- ə )lz, - ' j ī (- ə )lz
Function: noun
Etymology: Thomas F. Wade † 1895 British diplomat & Herbert A. Giles † 1935 British sinologist
Date: 1943
: a system for romanizing Chinese ideograms in which tones are indicated by superscript numbers and consonantal aspiration is indicated by an apostrophe ― compare PINYIN