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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. |
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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===Examples=== |
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* [http://musicbrainz.org/track/e58d3db9-7755-43d5-b9d4-0064300033eb.html 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/afe527e5-e377-4f2b-8e9e-ce573cbf9a4c.html 親愛的Jazz] |
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* [http://musicbrainz.org/track/8169e429-1057-47d8-849e-ed3c670b850d.html Rock'n Roll的Style] |
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* [http://musicbrainz.org/track/493c33fa-d523-4f73-8b3a-9ec86dcff879.html 愛情Yogurt] |
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==Punctuation== |
==Punctuation== |
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Revision as of 19:07, 6 April 2010
| Status: This page describes an active style guideline proposal and is not official. |
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Capitalization
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.
Examples
Punctuation
Half-width vs. full-width
When a middle dot appears as a pause or word separator in titles, the following Unicode character is to be used:
- In simplified Chinese, use "·" (U+00B7 MIDDLE DOT)
- In traditional Chinese, use "‧" (U+2027 HYPHENATION POINT)
Romanization
Transliterated Pseudo-Release should be capitalized and otherwise conform to the rules of the romanization system used. Most commonly Hanyu Pinyin is used, for which only the first word of title and proper nouns should be capitalized. More detailed writing rules can be found at Basic Rules of Hanyu Pinyin Orthography.
Examples
- Tīng māma de huà (Hanyu Pinyin for 聽媽媽的話)
- Wǒ yě bù xiǎng zhèyàng (Hanyu Pinyin for 我也不想這樣)
