Spelling out foreign words in Chinese? Help!

[imron]

15 hours ago, Manuel said:

 

Anyway, I've spent quite a bit of time today searching for a guide to teach me the Chinglish alphabet, but no cigar

It's literally listed right there in the first reply to this thread. 

[vellocet]

On 9/2/2017 at 2:50 PM, imron said:

It's literally listed right there in the first reply to this thread. 

 

Well, that person inexplicably chose to hide the information.  You have to click a button to see it.  I've no idea why this was done, it seems that the literal answer to a question should be front and center.  

[Manuel]

Oops I missed that, thanks for pointing it out! But is that guide accurate? G and Z are both 'ji', that doesn't make any sense

[imron]

Z is generally zēi.  Sometimes I've heard it as 'zee' - a sound that doesn't exist in standard mandarin but is pronounced with the pinyin 'z' initial followed by the 'i' sound in 'ji', which is I guess where they are coming from in that post. 

 

Other than that, it's mostly accurate. 

 

See also this thread. 

 

[歐博思]

On 04/09/2017 at 2:39 AM, vellocet said:

 

Well, that person inexplicably chose to hide the information.  You have to click a button to see it.  I've no idea why this was done, it seems that the literal answer to a question should be front and center.  

In hindsight, it was done with some combination of anti-long post, tidiniess OCD, and for want of testing the 'spoiler' button. But like all things we look for, it's in the last place we look for it. 

[hoshinoumi]

I seriously hope I never have to spell something out loud