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Other => Computer News => Topic started by: Geek-9pm on January 14, 2017, 06:43:34 PM
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How do you text in Chinese? You use Pinyin
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pinyin
Pinyin without tone marks is used to spell Chinese names and words in languages written with the Latin alphabet
Zhou Youguang, linguist who developed modern China's Pinyin Romanized writing system, dies at 111
http://www.latimes.com/local/lanow/la-me-ln-zhou-youguang-obit-20170114-story.html
So, next time you type Pinyin on a western keyboard to write Chinese, think about the man who contributed to this amazing language tool.
Zhou went on to work on an official Chinese translation of the Encyclopedia Britannica and write on topics including the evolution of Chinese historical languages and scripts.
In his later years, he became a scathing critic of the ruling Communist Party and an advocate for political reform, making him persona non grata at official events. He continued writing even after age 100, although many of his books were banned and the government censored discussion about his work online.