If not for the pinyin system, I would not have been able to learn the Mandarin language to the extent I have. So it is only fitting to pay respects to one of the creator of the system which allowed so many hundreds of million to step into this at times baffling language.
因为是为了拼音我就学了汉语 -今天要请拼音系统之父告别
CCTV 10 Masters Series 大家 - 周有光
