This is a transcription system for Mandarin Chinese, designed to replace Pinyin. Here's a list of my notations for sounds, encoded in XHSP.
| Code | Head | Tail |
|---|---|---|
| a | ' | a |
| b | b | in |
| c | c | au |
| d | d | au |
| e | ' | e |
| f | f | en |
| g | g | eng |
| h | h | ang |
| i | ch | i, ı |
| j | z(i) | an |
| k | k | ing, uai |
| l | l | iang, uang |
| m | m | ien |
| n | n | iau |
| o | ' | uo, ou |
| p | p | ie |
| q | c(i) | io |
| r | r | uan, iuen |
| s | s | ong, iong |
| t | t | iue |
| u | sh | u, iu |
| v | zh | iu, uei |
| w | v, u | ei |
| x | s(i) | ia, ua |
| y | j, i | iuen |
| z | z | ou |
A word-initial consonantal i or u is written j or v (e.g. jeshou, vansuei). If a syllable-initial i and u does not follow a space, substitute them with j or ji, v or vu (e.g. ziji, cijou, jauvan). For other syllable-inital vowels that do not follow a space, prepend an apostrophe (e.g. si'an).
The only non-ASCII symbol used is ı, which usage (I think) is perfectly justified. It's a wonderful letter. Optionally, you may substitute letter runs with the following:
| ŋ for ng | č for ch | š for sh | ž for zh |
| é for ei | ó for ou | y for iu | w for uv |
y acts both like a consonant and a vowel; it should never follow an apostrophe.
Here's a sample passage with Pinyin, the same passage written in my system, and the same passage with all substitutions.
renren sheng'erziyou, zai zunyan he quanli shang yilü pingdeng. tamen fuyou lixing he liangxin, bing ying yi xiongdi guanxi de jingshen xiang duidai. renren you zige xiangyou ben xuanyan suozaide yiqie quanli he ziyou, bufen zhongzu, fuse, xingbie, yuyan, zongjiao huo qita jianjie, guoji huo shehui chushen, caichan, chusheng huo qita shenfen deng renhe qubie. bingqie bude yin yiren suoshude guojia huo lingtu de zhengzhide, xingzhengde huozhe guojide diwei zhi butong er yousuo qubie, wulun gai lingtu shi duli lingtu, tuoguan lingtu, feizizhi lingtu huozhe chuyu qita renhe zhuquan shouxianzhide qingkuang zhixia.
renren sheng'erzıjou, zai zuenjen he ciuenli shang iliu pingdeng. tamen fuyou lising he liangsin, bing ing i siongdi guansi de zingshen siang dueidai. renren jou zıge siangyou ben siuenjen suozaide icie ciuenli he zıjou, bufen zhongzu, fuse, singbie, jujen, zongziau huo cita zienzie, guozi huo shehuei chushen, caichan, chusheng huo cita shenfen deng renhe ciubie. bingcie bude in iren suoshude guozia huo lingtu de zhengzhıde, singzhengde huozhe guozide divei zhı butong er jousuo ciubie, uluen gai lingtu shı duli lingtu, tuoguan lingtu, feizızhı lingtu huozhe chu'iu cita renhe zhuciuen shousienzhıde cingkuang zhısia.
renren šeŋ'erzıjó, zai zuenjen he cyenli šaŋ ily piŋdeŋ. tamen fuyó lisiŋ he liaŋsin, biŋ iŋ i sioŋdi guansi de ziŋšen siaŋ duédai. renren jó zıge siaŋ'ió ben syenyen suozaide icie cyenli he zıjó, bufen žoŋzu, fuse, siŋbie, yjen, zoŋziau huo cita zienzie, guozi huo šehué čušen, caičan, čušeŋ huo cita šenfen deŋ renhe cybie. biŋcie bude in iren suošude guozia huo liŋtu de žeŋžıde, siŋžeŋde huože guozide divé žı butoŋ er jósuo cybie, uluen gai liŋtu šı duli liŋtu, tuoguan liŋtu, fézıžı liŋtu huože čuy cita renhe žucyen šósienžıde ciŋkuaŋ žısia.