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Example Sentences

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Many early Chinese immigrants to California were from the Taishan region of Canton province — now romanized as Guangdong province.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 17, 2022

When Mr. Fong and his son researched online, they found their family name on the passenger list, spelled slightly differently, as can happen when Chinese names are romanized.

From New York Times • Aug. 21, 2021

We input gender-neutral phrases in romanized Mandarin into the translation platforms, forcing the translation algorithms to select the gender in English and French.

From Salon • Jul. 31, 2021

For new students Chinese can feel like an unusually easy one to begin because its tonal system allows a single romanized word like “gou” to have a dozen meanings, and often more.

From Forbes • Oct. 29, 2014

Or perhaps I’ve romanized the spelling wrong and it is Hao Chi Kuei, which could mean they are calling us “Good Foundation Ghosts.”

From "The Woman Warrior" by Maxine Hong Kingston