/ Dictionary / Index P pinyin: Meaning and Definition of Find definitions for: pin•yin Pronunciation: (pin'yin'), [key] — n. a system for transliterating Chinese into the Latin alphabet: introduced in 1958 and adopted as the official system of romanization by the People's Republic of China in 1979. Cf. Random House Unabridged Dictionary, Copyright © 1997, by Random House, Inc., on Infoplease. piny pinyon Related Content Daily Word Quiz: fervor Analogy of the Day: Today’s Analogy Spelling Bee: Today’s Spelling Bee Frequently Misspelled Words Frequently Mispronounced Words Easily Confused Words Writing & Language