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I ended up finding it a bit wonkier when learning it for the first time (e.g. 'shui' rhymes with 'wei', 'jiu' rhymes with 'you'), but it's just as consistent once you accept the orthographic idiosyncrasy. Edit: with respect to pinyin, only took a brief look at Wade-Giles and it feels a lot less sensible in comparison.