Hinghwa Romanized


Hinghwa Romanized, also known as Hing-hua̍ báⁿ-uā-ci̍ or Báⁿ-uā-ci̍, is a Latin alphabet of the Putian dialect of Pu-Xian Chinese. It was invented by William N. Brewster, an American Methodist pioneer missionary in Hinghwa in 1890.

Writing system

Alphabet

Hinghwa Romanized has 23 letters:.

Finals

Tone

Example text

Tai̍-che̤ ū Dō̤, Dō̤ gah Siō̤ng-Da̤̍ dó̤ng-cāi, Dō̤ cuh sī Siō̤ng-Da̤̍. Ca̤̍ Dō̤ ta̍i-che̤ gah Sio̤ng-Da̤̍ dó̤ng-cāi. Māng-beo̍h sī ciā da̤u̍h I cho̤̍ ē; hang pī cho̤̍, beo̍ seo̍h-ā̤uⁿ ng-sī ciā da̤u̍h I cho̤̍ ē.
太初有道，道佮上帝同在，道就是上帝。這道太初佮上帝同在。萬物是借著伊造兮，含被造兮，無一樣呣是借著伊造兮。
In the beginning was the Word, and the Word was with God, and the Word was God. The same was in the beginning with God. All things were made by him; and without him was not any thing made that was made.

Compared with Pe̍h-ōe-jī and Foochow Romanized

Tone陰平 Ing-báⁿ陰上 Ing-siō̤ng陰去 Ing-kṳ̍陰入 Ing-ci̍h陽平 Ió̤ng-báⁿ陽去 Ió̤ng-kṳ̍陽入 Ió̤ng-ci̍h
Hinghwa Romanizedaâa̍aháāa̍h
Pe̍h-ōe-jīaáàahâāa̍h