<p>Near where I'm staying in Taipei there is <a href="https://zh.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E6%9D%BE%E5%B1%B1%E6%85%88%E7%A5%90%E5%AE%AE" rel="nofollow noreferrer">a temple called 慈祐宮</a>. Most signs write 慈祐 in pinyin as "Ciyou", but some write it as "Cinyou".</p>

<p><a href="https://i.sstatic.net/6XO13.jpg" rel="nofollow noreferrer"><img src="https://i.sstatic.net/6XO13.jpg" alt="temple sign for tourists"></a></p>

<p>Would this just be a mistake or could there be a reason for it:</p>

<ul>
<li>Could it be another Romanization system rather than Hanyu Pinyin?</li>
<li>Could it be for another language/dialect rather than for Standard Mandarin Chinese?</li>
</ul>

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Why would the name of the 慈祐宮 temple in Taipei sometimes be written "Cinyou" instead of "Ciyou"?
# Why would the name of the 慈祐宮 temple in Taipei sometimes be written "Cinyou" instead of "Ciyou"?

(Asked by: username_0 on 2016-08-12)

Near where I'm staying in Taipei there is [a temple called 慈祐宮](https://zh.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E6%9D%BE%E5%B1%B1%E6%85%88%E7%A5%90%E5%AE%AE). Most signs write 慈祐 in pinyin as "Ciyou", but some write it as "Cinyou".

[![temple sign for tourists](https://i.sstatic.net/6XO13.jpg)](https://i.sstatic.net/6XO13.jpg)

Would this just be a mistake or could there be a reason for it:

* Could it be another Romanization system rather than Hanyu Pinyin?
* Could it be for another language/dialect rather than for Standard Mandarin Chinese?

**Tags:** pinyin, topolect, transliteration, spelling, romanization

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