charactertransliteration
nounUK /ˈkærəktə ˌtrænzlɪtəˈreɪʃən/
US /ˈkærəktər ˌtrænzlɪtəˈreɪʃən/
Writing the letters or sounds of one language using the letters of another language.
The charactertransliteration of the Chinese name helped English speakers say it correctly.
OTHER MEANINGS
2. The process of changing written symbols from one writing system into another.
Charactertransliteration made the old Greek text readable in Latin letters.
3. A written version of a word shown in a different alphabet.
The charactertransliteration appeared under each foreign word in the guidebook.
4. The act of matching each letter or character to a letter in another system.
Careful charactertransliteration keeps names consistent across languages.