Pin Yin

To Combine Sound

Pin Yin literally means pin - "to combine" and Yin - "sound." 

It is the official romainzed form of Chinese used by the people republic of China.  The style best known in the West is the Wade-Giles form.  It is the oldest. 
 

A Short Glossary 

Wade-Giles Pinyin
Chi Qi
Chi Kung Qi Gong
I Ching Yi Jing
Kuan Yin/Quan Yin Guan Yin
Kung Fu Gong Fu
Tai Chi Chuan Tai Ji Quan
Tao Dao
Taoism Daoism
Sun Tzu Sun Zi
Peking Beijing
Confucius Kong Zi
Chuang Tzu Zhuang Zi
Lao Tzu Lao Zi
Tao Te Ching Dao De Jing
Lieh Tzu Lie Zi 
Wu Wei Wu Wei
 
 

Reading List

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 The Pinyin Chinese-English Dictionary
When I needed a Chinese-English dictionary, my criteria was the work prostatitis  This was the only one that had it. 
Teaching Yourself to Read Modern Medical Chinese
by
Bob Flaws
A great beginning point to access the 94% of Traditional Chinese Medicinal Literature that is not in English.
English-Chinese
Chinese-English
Dictionary of Chinese Medicine
by
Nigel Wiseman
 
A Chinese-English and back dictionary.  You will need a similar one to interpret the special words in Chinese Medicine.
Reading and Writing Chinese
by
William McNaughton
Great for learning how the characters are written.
 
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This page was last updated on May 16, 1999