What is BS 7014 - Romanization of Chinese about?
BS 7014 discusses page size. The aim of the 7014 is to provide the best industrial guidance for page size for books.
BS 7014 describes the romanization of Chinese characters according to the two principal
systems, the Wade-Giles and the Pinyin, and includes comparative tables of the two syllabaries in
Romanized form.
Note: BS 7014 does not attempt to formulate rules for the juncture of syllables or offer instruction
on Romanizing directly from Chinese characters.
Who is BS 7014 - Romanization of Chinese for?
BS 7014 on romanization of Chinese is useful for:
- Historians
- Writers
Why should you use BS 7014 - Romanization of Chinese?
Chinese script is not phonetic. It is common practice to romanize names and terms that occur in earlier periods according to the modern pronunciation, despite the great changes that have taken place in both the phonetic system and the pronunciation of individual characters. Various systems of romanization are currently in use, and this causes some confusion.
BS 701 describes and compares the two principal systems of romanization used to represent the pronunciation of characters in Modern Standard Chinese, also known as Mandarin, Kuo-yü and
Putonghua. BS 701 helps in the adoption of one standard system of romanization would reduce that confusion and facilitate reference to Chinese language material