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The information on this page is provided as ''guidelines'' on the use of romanised Mandarin Chinese via [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pinyin Pinyin] in [[AniDB:About|AniDB]]. AniDB does not use the [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wade%E2%80%93Giles Wade-Giles] romanisation. As Mandarin Chinese is the most prevalent Chinese dialect, AniDB will only require Mandarin romanisations as mandatory for entries. Romanisations for other dialects, such as Cantonese, can be optionally added. This guide will also cover the use of romanised Cantonese Chinese via [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Yale_romanization_of_Cantonese Yale Romanisation]. | The information on this page is provided as ''guidelines'' on the use of romanised Mandarin Chinese via [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pinyin Pinyin] in [[AniDB:About|AniDB]]. AniDB does not use the [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wade%E2%80%93Giles Wade-Giles] romanisation. As Mandarin Chinese is the most prevalent Chinese dialect, AniDB will only require Mandarin romanisations as mandatory for entries. Romanisations for other dialects, such as Cantonese, can be optionally added where it is not the original Chinese production market; see more details below. This guide will also cover the use of romanised Cantonese Chinese via [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Yale_romanization_of_Cantonese Yale Romanisation]. | ||
Please be aware that this is not an exact science, there are many viable solutions to the same problem, though when submitting [[How to update or correct existing entries|change requests]] on romanised titles users are expected to adhere to the 'house style' of the database. When there is contention over a particular issue, this page will provide both alternatives. External links to Wikipedia are provided throughout for ideas and terms that might be unfamiliar. | Please be aware that this is not an exact science, there are many viable solutions to the same problem, though when submitting [[How to update or correct existing entries|change requests]] on romanised titles users are expected to adhere to the 'house style' of the database. When there is contention over a particular issue, this page will provide both alternatives. External links to Wikipedia are provided throughout for ideas and terms that might be unfamiliar. | ||