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== Diacritics ==
== Diacritics ==
AniDB drops all diacritics in the romanised name used in the Main Title Chinese Transcription title. The romanised name should be easily searchable by users. Including diacritics in the Main Title Chinese Transcription would make the entry unsearchable for the vast majority of users, since most users cannot input all diacritics using their default IME ("input method editor").


As such, we apply the following guidelines:
#Required: for an entry's main transcription title, '''remove all diacritics, including umlauts''' (e.g. Ü --> U; ǚ --> u).
#Optional: a full version of the transcription with all diacritics can be added as an alias title.
''Example:''
: 我的天劫女友 - ({{short|a13588|Wo De Tian Jie Nuyou}})
:: Chinese Official title (applies to simplified and traditional): 我的天劫女友
:: Main title (Chinese transcription): Wo De Tian Jie Nuyou
:: Synonym title (Chinese transcription): Wǒ De Tiān Jié Nǚyǒu


== Glue Together Dictionary Words and Names ==
== Glue Together Dictionary Words and Names ==
When transcribing, glue transcriptions together only for names and dictionary terms.  For example, in the title ''{{short|a12739|实验品家庭}}'' (''Shiyan Pin Jiating''), 实验 (''experiment'') and 家庭 (''family'') are dictionary terms, but 实验品 (''experimental product/object'') is not a a dictionary term.
When transcribing, glue transcriptions together only for names and dictionary terms.  For example, in the title ''{{short|a12739|实验品家庭}}'' (''Shiyan Pin Jiating''), 实验 (''experiment'') and 家庭 (''family'') are dictionary terms, but 实验品 (''experimental product/object'') is not a dictionary term.
 
An online Chinese dictionary such as this one can help: [https://www.mdbg.net/chinese/dictionary https://www.mdbg.net/chinese/dictionary]


== Names of people ==
== Names of people ==


In addition to following Pinyin, the following rules apply to names of people: the second given name should be directly glued to the first given name, without separating them by hyphens, and starting the second given name with a lowercase letter. They should be written according to the following template/structure: "Familyname Namename". Examples:
In addition to following Pinyin, the following rules apply to names of people: the second given name should be directly glued to the first given name, without separating them by hyphens, and starting the second given name with a lowercase letter. They should be written according to the following template/structure: "Familyname Namename". Examples:
* For the first President of the People's Republic of China (PRC), use '''''Mao Zedong'''''. For his name, '''DO NOT''' write: ''Mao ZeDong'', ''Mao Ze-dong'', ''Mao Ze-Dong'', ''Mao Tsetung'', ''Mao TseTung'', ''Mao Tse-tung'', ''Mao Tse-Tung'', or other variants.
* For the first President of the People's Republic of China (PRC) ''毛泽东'', use '''''Mao Zedong'''''. For his name, '''DO NOT''' write: ''Mao ZeDong'', ''Mao Ze-dong'', ''Mao Ze-Dong'', ''Mao Tsetung'', ''Mao TseTung'', ''Mao Tse-tung'', ''Mao Tse-Tung'', or other variants.
* For the 7th President of the PRC ''毛泽东'', use '''''Xi Jinping'''''. For his name, '''DO NOT''' write: ''Xi JinPing'', ''Xi Jin-ping'', ''Xi Jin-Ping'', or other variants.
* For the 7th President of the PRC ''习近平'', use '''''Xi Jinping'''''. For his name, '''DO NOT''' write: ''Xi JinPing'', ''Xi Jin-ping'', ''Xi Jin-Ping'', or other variants.
This also applies to names that are presumed to be Chinese in origin. For example, use {{short|ch737|'''Yang Wenli'''}}. For his name, '''DO NOT''' write: ''Yang Wen-li'', ''Yang Wen-Li'', ''Yang WenLi'', or other variants.
This also applies to names that are presumed to be Chinese in origin. For example, use {{short|ch737|'''Yang Wenli'''}}. For his name, '''DO NOT''' write: ''Yang Wen-li'', ''Yang Wen-Li'', ''Yang WenLi'', or other variants.


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:: Chinese title (applies to simplified and traditional): 秦时明月特别篇: 帝子降兮
:: Chinese title (applies to simplified and traditional): 秦时明月特别篇: 帝子降兮
:: Main title (Chinese transcription): Qin Shi Mingyue Tebie Pian: Dizi Jiang Xi
:: Main title (Chinese transcription): Qin Shi Mingyue Tebie Pian: Dizi Jiang Xi
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