This table serves to translate Wade-Giles transcription into the modern Hanyu Pinyin transcription. It is assumed that students are familiar with the Pinyin transcription.
| Wade-Giles | Hanyu Pinyin |
|---|---|
| a | a |
| ai | ai |
| an | an |
| ang | ang |
| ao | ao |
| cha | zha |
| chʽa | cha |
| chai | zhai |
| chʽai | chai |
| chan | zhan |
| chʽan | chan |
| chang | zhang |
| chʽang | chang |
| chao | zhao |
| chʽao | chao |
| che | zhe |
| chʽe | che |
| chen | zhen |
| chʽen | chen |
| cheng | zheng |
| chʽeng | cheng |
| chi | ji |
| chʽi | qi |
| chia | jia |
| chʽia | qia |
| chiang | jiang |
| chʽiang | qiang |
| chiao | jiao |
| chʽiao | qiao |
| chieh | jie |
| chʽieh | qie |
| chien | jian |
| chʽien | qian |
| chih | zhi |
| chʽih | chi |
| chin | jin |
| chʽin | qin |
| ching | jing |
| chʽing | qing |
| chiu | jiu |
| chʽiu | qiu |
| chiung | jiong |
| chʽiung | qiong |
| cho | zhuo |
| chʽo | chuo |
| chou | zhou |
| chʽou | chou |
| chu | zhu |
| chʽu | chu |
| chü | ju |
| chʽü | qu |
| chua | zhua |
| chuai | zhuai |
| chʽuai | chuai |
| chuan | zhuan |
| chʽuan | chuan |
| chüan | juan |
| chʽüan | quan |
| chuang | zhuang |
| chʽuang | chuang |
| chüeh | jue |
| chʽüeh | que |
| chui | zhui |
| chʽui | chui |
| chun | zhun |
| chʽun | chun |
| chün | jun |
| chʽün | qun |
| chung | zhong |
| chʽung | chong |
| en | en |
| erh | er |
| fa | fa |
| fan | fan |
| fang | fang |
| fei | fei |
| fen | fen |
| feng | feng |
| fo | fo |
| fou | fou |
| fu | fu |
| ha | ha |
| hai | hai |
| han | han |
| hang | hang |
| hao | hao |
| hei | hei |
| hen | hen |
| heng | heng |
| ho | he |
| hou | hou |
| hsi | xi |
| hsia | xia |
| hsiang | xiang |
| hsiao | xiao |
| hsieh | xie |
| hsien | xian |
| hsin | xin |
| hsing | |
| hsiu | xiu |
| hsiung | xiong |
| hsü | xu |
| hsüan | xuan |
| hsüeh | xue |
| hsün | xun |
| hu | hu |
| hua | hua |
| huai | huai |
| huan | huan |
| huang | huang |
| hui | hui |
| hun | hun |
| hung | hong |
| huo | huo |
| i | yi |
| jan | ran |
| jang | rang |
| jao | rao |
| je | re |
| jen | ren |
| jeng | reng |
| jih | ri |
| jo | ruo |
| jou | rou |
| ju | ru |
| juan | ruan |
| jui | rui |
| jun | run |
| jung | rong |
| ka | ga |
| kʽa | ka |
| kai | gai |
| kʽai | kai |
| kan | gan |
| kʽan | kan |
| kang | gang |
| kʽang | kang |
| kao | gao |
| kʽao | kao |
| ken | gen |
| kʽen | ken |
| keng | geng |
| kʽeng | keng |
| ko | ge |
| kʽo | ke |
| kou | gou |
| kʽou | kou |
| ku | gu |
| kʽu | ku |
| kua | gua |
| kʽua | kua |
| kuai | guai |
| kʽuai | kuai |
| kuan | guan |
| kʽuan | kuan |
| kuang | guang |
| kʽuang | kuang |
| kuei | gui |
| kʽuei | kui |
| kun | gun |
| kʽun | kun |
| kung | gong |
| kʽung | kong |
| kuo | guo |
| kʽuo | kuo |
| la | la |
| lai | lai |
| lan | lan |
| lang | lang |
| lao | lao |
| le | le |
| lei | lei |
| leng | leng |
| li | li |
| liang | liang |
| liao | liao |
| lieh | lie |
| lien | lian |
| lin | lin |
| ling | ling |
| liu | liu |
| lo | luo |
| lou | lou |
| lu | lu |
| lü | lü |
| luan | luan |
| lüeh | lue |
| lun | lun |
| lung | long |
| ma | ma |
| mai | mai |
| man | man |
| mang | mang |
| mao | mao |
| mei | mei |
| men | men |
| meng | meng |
| mi | mi |
| miao | miao |
| mieh | mie |
| mien | mian |
| min | min |
| ming | ming |
| miu | miu |
| mo | mo |
| mou | mou |
| mu | mu |
| na | na |
| nai | nai |
| nan | nan |
| nang | nang |
| nao | nao |
| nei | nei |
| nen | nen |
| neng | neng |
| ni | ni |
| niang | niang |
| niao | niao |
| nieh | nie |
| nien | nian |
| nin | nin |
| ning | ning |
| niu | niu |
| no | nuo |
| nou | nou |
| nu | nu |
| nü | nü |
| nuan | nuan |
| nüeh | nue |
| nung | nong |
| o | e |
| ou | ou |
| pa | ba |
| pʽa | pa |
| pai | bai |
| pʽai | pai |
| pan | ban |
| pʽan | pan |
| pang | bang |
| pʽang | pang |
| pao | bao |
| pʽao | pao |
| pei | bei |
| pʽei | pei |
| pen | ben |
| pʽen | pen |
| peng | beng |
| pʽeng | peng |
| pi | bi |
| pʽi | pi |
| piao | biao |
| pʽiao | piao |
| pieh | bie |
| pʽieh | pie |
| pien | bian |
| pʽien | pian |
| pin | bin |
| pʽin | pin |
| ping | bing |
| pʽing | ping |
| po | bo |
| pʽo | po |
| pʽou | pou |
| pu | bu |
| pʽu | pu |
| sa | sa |
| sai | sai |
| san | san |
| sang | sang |
| sao | sao |
| se | se |
| sen | sen |
| seng | seng |
| sha | sha |
| shai | shai |
| shan | shan |
| shang | shang |
| shao | shao |
| she | she |
| shen | shen |
| sheng | sheng |
| shih | shi |
| shou | shou |
| shu | shu |
| shua | shua |
| shuai | shuai |
| shuan | shuan |
| shuang | shuang |
| shui | shui |
| shun | shun |
| shuo | shuo |
| so | suo |
| sou | sou |
| ssu | si |
| su | su |
| suan | suan |
| sui | sui |
| sun | sun |
| sung | song |
| ta | da |
| tʽa | ta |
| tai | dai |
| tʽai | tai |
| tan | dan |
| tʽan | tan |
| tang | dang |
| tʽang | tang |
| tao | dao |
| tʽao | tao |
| te | de |
| tʽe | te |
| teng | deng |
| tʽeng | teng |
| ti | di |
| tʽi | ti |
| tiao | diao |
| tʽiao | tiao |
| tieh | die |
| tʽoeh | tie |
| tien | dian |
| tʽien | tian |
| ting | ding |
| tʽing | ting |
| tiu | diu |
| to | duo |
| tʽo | tuo |
| tou | dou |
| tʽou | tou |
| tu | du |
| tʽu | tu |
| tuan | duan |
| tʽuan | tuan |
| tui | dui |
| tʽui | tui |
| tun | dun |
| tʽun | tun |
| tung | dong |
| tʽung | tong |
| tsa | za |
| tsʽa | ca |
| tsai | zai |
| tsʽai | cai |
| tsan | zan |
| tsʽan | can |
| tsang | zang |
| tsʽang | cang |
| tsao | zao |
| tsʽao | cao |
| tse | ze |
| tsʽe | ce |
| tsei | zei |
| tsen | zen |
| tsʽen | cen |
| tseng | zeng |
| tsʽeng | ceng |
| tso | zuo |
| tsʽo | cuo |
| tsou | zou |
| tsʽou | cou |
| tsu | zu |
| tsʽu | cu |
| tsuan | zuan |
| tsʽuan | cuan |
| tsui | zui |
| tsʽui | cui |
| tsun | zun |
| tsʽun | cun |
| tsung | zong |
| tsʽung | cong |
| tzu | zi |
| tzʽu | ci |
| wa | wa |
| wai | wai |
| wan | wan |
| wang | wang |
| wei | wei |
| wen | wen |
| weng | weng |
| wo | wo |
| wu | wu |
| ya | ya |
| yai | yai |
| yang | yang |
| yao | yao |
| yeh | ye |
| yen | yan |
| yin | yin |
| ying | ying |
| yo | yo |
| yu | you |
| yü | yu |
| yüan | yuan |
| yüeh | yue |
| yün | yun |
| yung | yong |