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- proper noun Name for
Zhuyin Fuhao used by ISO and Unicode.
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Examples
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Zhuyin Fuhao (注音符號, commonly known as "bopomofo") system, and provides definitions in Chinese.
Taipei Times 2010
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Many have never seen English Ietters before, and both their Chinese characters and “bopomofo” phonetic system are of no assistance for reading, writing or pronunciation of English.
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I like the student books with bopomofo pronunciations right alongside the chinese characters, which is hard to do with romanizations.
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It's true that pinyin is catching on in Taiwan, quietly, piecemeal, and without fanfare; I think purely for practical reasons, since people just weren't lining up to use Wade-Giles or zhuyin fuhao bopomofo, despite the political angle.
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Just thought of 1 more 1-bopomofo-letter syllable: a. Hey, that one’s even 1 syllable in pinyin! godoggo Says:
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In Taiwan, kids learn Mandarin using a 37-letter alphament called zhuyinfuhao, which, if I recall correctly is translated as National Phonetic system, or colloquially as bopomofo (the names of the first 4 letters – incidentally, I’ve found that mainlanders are unaware of the existence of this alphabet – if you say “bopomofo” to one, they think you’re just talking about Romanization).
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