‘Transliterate’ is not to be confused with ‘translate’.  It also does not mean literal translation.

Transliterate works on the syllable – the sound of the word – and converts it into a different alphabet.

Hanyu Pinyin is one of the most-used transliteration system in the world. It is used to transliterate the Mandarin (Chinese) words into the Roman alphabets.

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