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==Han Script== |
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Chinese characters, also known as Han characters, have no capitalization. |
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==Latin Script== |
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| ⚫ | Chinese releases may be transliterated into Latin script, usually as Pseudo-Releases. While there are many romanization systems for Chinese, [[Wikipedia:Hanyu Pinyin|Hanyu Pinyin]] is the most common in MusicBrainz. In Hanyu Pinyin, only the first letter of a sentence and proper nouns should be capitalized.<ref>More detailed writing rules can be found in ''[http://www.pinyin.info/readings/zyg/rules.html Basic Rules of Hanyu Pinyin Orthography]''.</ref> |
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The Chinese writing system does not use capitalization. When foreign languages/scripts appear in release or track titles they should be capitalized according to the [[Capitalization Standard]] of that language. |
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* [[Release:5193d964-d732-4d81-a99f-37f8e5bb14bb|Bā dù kōngjiān]] (Hanyu Pinyin transliteration of [[Release:58834222-e36a-49fe-b71e-27436faed9ce|八度空間]]) |
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* [[Release:d3682b57-863f-46c5-ac0d-c5efb6f80dc5|Wáng Fēi]] (Hanyu Pinyin transliteration of [[Release:1f4c4892-2039-4545-9658-5f15248c7861|王菲]]) |
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==Multiple Languages== |
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When foreign languages are mixed with Chinese in release or track titles they should be capitalized according to the [[Capitalization Standard]] of that language.<ref>Whether or not the Chinese and non-Chinese part of the title should be separated by a space depends on the grammar and meaning of the title as a whole and is not covered by this guideline.</ref> |
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* [[recording:e58d3db9-7755-43d5-b9d4-0064300033eb|I Love You 無望]] |
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* [http://musicbrainz.org/track/1b424583-5e85-4c9a-9ff2-a0d9d6c192b4.html Coffee, Tea or Me 我愛你] |
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* [http://musicbrainz.org/track/b172e163-c1f1-41f1-9266-285eb1fb0b61.html 我的Superstar] |
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* [http://musicbrainz.org/track/493c33fa-d523-4f73-8b3a-9ec86dcff879.html 愛情Yogurt] |
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==Punctuation== |
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Half-width vs. full-width |
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'''Notes''' |
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When a middle dot appears as a pause or word separator in titles, the following Unicode character is to be used: |
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* In simplified Chinese, use "·" (U+00B7 MIDDLE DOT) |
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* In traditional Chinese, use "‧" (U+2027 HYPHENATION POINT) |
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==Romanization== |
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* [http://musicbrainz.org/track/c95f6c96-fa88-440d-b88b-a25707e69f6c.html Tīng māma de huà] (Hanyu Pinyin for [http://musicbrainz.org/track/7778e504-898a-420c-ba79-4a82f834b66e.html 聽媽媽的話]) |
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* [http://musicbrainz.org/track/5b3e68af-8cd1-4279-af5a-372753a5a7fa.html Wǒ yě bù xiǎng zhèyàng] (Hanyu Pinyin for [http://musicbrainz.org/track/d7ba788e-bbda-458e-b7a2-4c3c55128a2a.html 我也不想這樣]) |
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Latest revision as of 15:15, 1 May 2014
| Status: This is an official style guideline. |
Han Script
Chinese characters, also known as Han characters, have no capitalization.
Latin Script
Chinese releases may be transliterated into Latin script, usually as Pseudo-Releases. While there are many romanization systems for Chinese, Hanyu Pinyin is the most common in MusicBrainz. In Hanyu Pinyin, only the first letter of a sentence and proper nouns should be capitalized.[1]
Examples:
- Bā dù kōngjiān (Hanyu Pinyin transliteration of 八度空間)
- Wáng Fēi (Hanyu Pinyin transliteration of 王菲)
Multiple Languages
When foreign languages are mixed with Chinese in release or track titles they should be capitalized according to the Capitalization Standard of that language.[2]
Examples:
Notes
- ↑ More detailed writing rules can be found in Basic Rules of Hanyu Pinyin Orthography.
- ↑ Whether or not the Chinese and non-Chinese part of the title should be separated by a space depends on the grammar and meaning of the title as a whole and is not covered by this guideline.
