Who invented Pinyin?

Who invented Pinyin?
Aug 11, 2008 02:15
guestlaura	Having been learning Chinese for a while, I have a question in mind---Who invented Pinyin? To tell you the truth, I have little knowledge of Chinese, just speaking several sentences. However, I have found that Chinese is an interesting language. So I will keep learning. Anyone here can help me find out who invented Pinyin? Here is a "puzzle". Please guess what "日 ( Ri 4 Sun)" tells "曰 (Yue 1 Speak) when they meet.

Aug 11, 2008 02:15

guestlaura

Having been learning Chinese for a while, I have a question in mind---Who invented Pinyin? To tell you the truth, I have little knowledge of Chinese, just speaking several sentences. However, I have found that Chinese is an interesting language. So I will keep learning. Anyone here can help me find out who invented Pinyin?

Here is a "puzzle". Please guess what "日 ( Ri 4 Sun)" tells "曰 (Yue 1 Speak) when they meet.

Aug 11, 2008 16:52	#1
DAVEC Points: Join Date: Apr 14, 2007 Status: Offline	You will probably find this useful. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pinyin I always thought it was invented by someone called mr pinyin or something.

Aug 11, 2008 20:46	#2
CHERRY07 Points: Join Date: Mar 23, 2008 Status: Offline	Hey, Laura, what did 日 tell 曰? They look very similar to each other.

Aug 12, 2008 08:46	#3
XJD1007 Points: Join Date: Jun 25, 2008 Status: Offline	日 tells 曰: you should reduce weight.

Aug 12, 2008 09:26

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here are some more:
尺（chi3 ruler）told 尽（jin4 finished）：sister, it turns out that you have twins.

丘(qiu1 mound) said to 兵(bing1 soldier): war is cruel, it took my legs away.

师（shi1 teacher）said to 帅（commander or handsome）：how can you be a commander without a epaulet on your shoulder, by your handsome face?

禾（he2 rice）asked 干（gan1or4 dry or do）：where are your trousers？

7 to 2：stop doing that, I have told you that I won't marry you.

口(kou3 mouth)siad to 田(tian2 field): Even the Christian they don't put the Corss into their mouth.

for more stories, see http://hi.baidu.com/xztlsy/blog/item/5ba3fb03c06402ec09fa933b.html

Aug 19, 2008 22:35	#5
GUESTLAURA	Thanks, Dave. It is really useful. XJD1007, you have many kinds of these jokes? They are very interesting. Thanks for sharing.

Aug 22, 2008 02:49	#6
BLUEPRAIRIE Points: Join Date: Aug 22, 2008 Status: Offline	I have a question,who invevted 音标。 It was invented by someone called mr 音？

Aug 22, 2008 02:51	#7
BLUEPRAIRIE Points: Join Date: Aug 22, 2008 Status: Offline	this the chinese culture.haha

Dec 11, 2010 15:33

GUEST22123

I have been searching for a definative answer to your question for years. The only claim of origin, that I have found, is by Aleister Crowley, who claimed he invented Pinyin. I discovered this claim in Marcelo Motta's Equinox edition - Vol. V, No. 3: The Chinese Texts of Magick and Mysticism (1980). Though uncorraborated, all discovered evidence indicates that, indeed, Aleister Crowley most probably configured Pinyin during, or after, his walk through China. Master Crowley apparently employed the Chinese magickal text, the Yi Jing, daily; possibly, preferring the Yi over the Tarot and Kaballah, his original foci of study.

Dec 11, 2010 16:05	#9
RONPAULROBB Points: Join Date: Dec 11, 2010 Status: Offline	In the Equinox, Vol. V, No. 3: The Chinese Texts of Magick and Mysticism (1980), Aleister Crowley claims to have configured/originated Pinyin, during or after his walk through China. I have discovered no evidence to refute the claim.

May 6, 2020 23:29	#10
GUESTDAVID	lol

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