Question

Explain the Pinyin system of transliteration.

Answer 1

1. Linguists developed a system called Pinyin, meaning spelled sounds, for pronouncing and
   spelling Chinese names and words in languages written with the Latin alphabet.
2. According to the new Pinyin system of transliteration, the correct way of writing Confucius is Kong Fu-Tse.
3. The European scholars who visited China found it difficult to pronounce the name and so they turned it into Latin and called him Confucius