PinYinPal

Dr Adeline Yen Mah creator of PinYinPal meets Zhou Youguang the founder of Pin Yin

larry — Fri, 08 Mar 2013 18:29:58 +0000

The meaning of the two Chinese words, Pin拼 Yin音,is the spelling of Chinese words with letters of the alphabet.

Because each Chinese word is a picture, there is no association between Chinese words and their pronunciation. Pinyin gives each Chinese character its sound.

In 1605 AD, the Jesuit priest Matteo Ricci first used the alphabet to denote the pronunciation of Chinese words.

In 1958 AD, the Chinese linguist Zhou周 You友 Guang光 standardized the pinyin spelling of Chinese characters. He is called the Father of Pinyin.

In 2013, Bob, Larry and I developed the game PinyinPal. It is the first scrabble- like Chinese word game played with letters of the alphabet.

On February 27^th, I flew to Beijing to visit the Father of PinYin, Zhou周 You有 Guang光, presented him with an iPad and showed him our game PinyinPal.

Attached is a video memorializing my visit to the 108-year-old `Father of PinYin’.

Video Documentary of Adeline Yen Mah and Zhou Youguang

: From left to right Tess Lee, Adeline Yen Mah, and Zhou Youguang.

: Adeline Yen Mah one on one with Zhou Youguang

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馬嚴君玲開發拼音伙伴學中文

larry — Fri, 15 Feb 2013 17:42:17 +0000

2013 年 2 月 10 日-馬嚴君玲在舊金山舉行的MacWorld大展中介紹唯一的免費中文學習遊戲軟體拼音伙伴

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PinYinPal makes learning Mandarin fun for kids

larry — Wed, 13 Feb 2013 17:24:43 +0000

Imore Rene Ritchie Feb 13, 2013 – “I really like these kinds of apps, and this approach to education. Teaching is in desperate need of innovation.”

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App Of The Day: PinYinPal – Learn Chinese By Playing A Game

larry — Wed, 06 Feb 2013 15:35:50 +0000

Apple’N'Apps Feb 5 2013-”There are simply some things you don’t expect, but as soon as you see them, you know they’re such good ideas”

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PinYinPal Makes Learning Chinese As Fun As Scrabble

larry — Wed, 06 Feb 2013 15:26:22 +0000

Apps Gone Free Feb 5 2013-”Hence, PinYinPal is a friend that helps you learn Chinese using the pinyin writing system — a friend that happens to be in the form of a word game.”

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