WadeGiles (), sometimes abbreviated Wade, is a Romanization system for Mandarin Chinese. It developed from a system produced by Thomas Wade, during the mid-19th century, and was given completed form with Herbert A. Giles's "ChineseEnglish Dictionary" of 1892.

WadeGiles was the system of transcription in the English-speaking world for most of the 20th century, used in standard reference books and in English language books published before 1979. It replaced the Nanking dialect-based romanization systems that had been common until the late 19th century, such as the Postal Romanization (still used in some place-names). In mainland China it has been entirely replaced by the Hanyu Pinyin system approved in 1958. Outside mainland China, it has mostly been replaced by Pinyin, even though Taiwan implements a multitude of Romanization systems in daily life. Additionally, its usage can be seen in the common English names of certain individuals and locations such as Chiang Ching-kuo.

WadeGiles was developed by Thomas Francis Wade, a scholar of Chinese and a British ambassador in China who was the first professor of Chinese at Cambridge University. Wade published in 1867 the first textbook on the Beijing dialect of Mandarin in English, "Yu-yen Tzu-erh Chi" (traditional: ; simplified: ), which became the basis for the Romanization system later known as WadeGiles. The system, designed to transcribe Chinese terms for Chinese specialists, was further refined in 1912 by Herbert Allen Giles, a British diplomat in China and his son, Lionel Giles, a curator at the British Museum.

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1. WadeGiles.
2. Wade.
3. A Romanization system.
4. The system of transcription in the English-speaking world.
5. Mandarin Chinese.
6. Thomas Wade.
7. Francis.
8. British.
9. China.
10. 1867.
11. Herbert Allen Giles.
12. Diplomat.
13. Great Britain.
14. His son.
15. Lionel.
16. The British Museum.
17. He was a curator.
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3. What type of system is it?
4. What type was it in the 20th century?
5. What language is it for?
6. Who produced it?
7. What was his middle name?
8. He was an ambassador from what country?
9. Where was he an ambassador to?
10. When was the first textbook published by him?
11. Who refined his theories?
12. What was Giles' occupation?
13. From where?
14. Who did this with Giles?
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16. Where did he work?
17. What did he do there?