Zhuyin fuhao

English dictionary entry

Meanings

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  1. A phonetic alphabet used to transcribe Mandarin for students of that language and for inputting Chinese, now used primarily only in Taiwan. Variants also exist for other Chinese lects spoken in Taiwan.

Pronunciation

/t͡ʃuːˌɪn fuːˈhaʊ/ /(d)ʒuːˌjɪn fuːˈhaʊ/ zho͞o-yĭn' fo͞o-hou' en-us-Zhuyin fuhao.ogg

Word forms

Zhuyin fuhao

Etymology

From the Hanyu Pinyin romanization of the Mandarin 注音符號 /注音符号 (zhùyīn fúhào, literally “symbol(s) for annotation of sounds”).

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