transliteration
🇺🇸
/ˌtrænzˌlɪtəˈreɪʃn/
🇬🇧
/ˌtrænzˌlɪtəˈreɪʃn/
The process of converting words from one alphabet to another, keeping the pronunciation similar.
The transliteration of the word ' café' into Chinese characters is 'ka fēi'.