Japanese figure skater Yuzuru Hanyu hugs Beijing Winter Olympic mascot Bing Dwen Dwen during the finale of the exhibition gala at the Beijing Winter Olympics on February 20. Photo: Kyodo
Japanese figure skater Yuzuru Hanyu hugs Beijing Winter Olympic mascot Bing Dwen Dwen during the finale of the exhibition gala at the Beijing Winter Olympics on February 20. Photo: Kyodo
Beijing Winter Olympics 2022
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Letters | How Beijing Winter Olympics mascot Bing Dwen Dwen got its romanised name

  • The Chinese Olympic Committee was right to ditch pinyin in favour of a more obscure romanisation system, the Gwoyeu Romatzyh, to make it easier for foreigners to pronounce the name

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Updated: 2:30pm, 23 Feb, 2022

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Japanese figure skater Yuzuru Hanyu hugs Beijing Winter Olympic mascot Bing Dwen Dwen during the finale of the exhibition gala at the Beijing Winter Olympics on February 20. Photo: Kyodo
Japanese figure skater Yuzuru Hanyu hugs Beijing Winter Olympic mascot Bing Dwen Dwen during the finale of the exhibition gala at the Beijing Winter Olympics on February 20. Photo: Kyodo
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