^ ab can be pronounced both as [ɨ] and [ɯ]. Note that this symbol is rarely used, usually omitted during writing. Cite error: The named reference "rare sym" was defined multiple times with different content (see the help page).
^ abSyllabic approximants [ɨ] and [ɯ], also transcribbed as [ɹ̩] and [ɻ̩] or [ʐ̩], [z̩], reflect the character of the preceding consonant.
^ ⟨tsû, ts'û, sû⟩ are also spelled as ⟨tzu, tz'u, ssu⟩ in Wade–Giles.
^ abcd⟨ü⟩ [y / ɥ] is spelled ⟨u⟩ after ⟨y, j, q, x⟩ in Pinyin since [u] and [w] cannot occur after them. ⟨ü⟩ is occationally spelled as ⟨v⟩ when ⟨ü⟩ is not supported.
^ abcdef⟨wei, you, wen⟩ are spelled respectively ⟨ui, iu, un⟩ in Pinyin but are pronounced identically when they are preceded by a consonant. Cite error: The named reference "short form" was defined multiple times with different content (see the help page).
^ㄛ [uɔ] is spelled as ㄨㄛ ⟨uo⟩ after ⟨k, k', h, sh⟩ in Wade-Giles.
^⟨ê⟩ is spelled as ⟨o⟩ after ⟨k, k', h⟩ in Wade-Giles.
^Voiced continuants (also transcribed [ɨ,ɯ] or [ʐ̩,z̩]) reflecting the character of the preceding consonant
^⟨ê⟩ is spelled as ⟨o⟩ after ⟨k, k', h⟩ in Wade-Giles.
^ ⟨uo⟩ is spelled ⟨o⟩ after ⟨b, p, m, f⟩ in Pinyin.
^ㄨㄛ is spelled as ⟨o⟩, except for ⟨k, k', h, sh⟩ (as ⟨kuo, k'uo, huo, shuo⟩) in Wade-Giles.
