Editing Mandarin Phonetic Symbols II (section)

== History ==
Based on the earlier and more complex [[Gwoyeu Romatzyh]], the tentative version of MPS II was released on May 10, 1984, by the [[Ministry of Education (Taiwan)|Ministry of Education]] under the [[Chiang Ching-kuo]] administration. After two years of feedback from the general public, the official version was established on January 28, 1986.<ref>{{cite news |publisher=Pinyin Info |date=March 10, 2004 |title=MPS2 |url=http://www.pinyin.info/romanization/mps2/}}</ref> To distinguish bopomofo ({{zhi|t=注音符號|p=zhùyīn fúhào}}) from MPS II, the former is officially called "Mandarin Phonetic Symbols I" ({{lang|zh|國語注音符號第一式}}).

Despite its official status for almost two decades until it was replaced by [[Tongyong Pinyin]] in 2002, MPS II existed only in some governmental publications (such as travel brochures and dictionaries). However, MPS II was not used for the official romanized names of Taiwanese places, though many road signs replaced during this period use it. It never gained the same status as did [[Wade–Giles]]. It is virtually unused overseas.