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Zhuyin fuhao

Syllables: Zhu·jin fu·hao/t͡ʃuːˌɪn fuːˈhaʊ/

Zhuyin fuhao proper noun: 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.

zhuyin fuhao: a phonetic alphabet used to transcribe Mandarin for students of that language and for inputting...
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Proper noun

Zhuyin fuhao

  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.
    Synonyms:
    Zhuyin, bopomofo

Zhuyin fuhao meaning in Arabic, Thai and Vietnamese

Zhuyin fuhao in Arabic

Zhuyin fuhao (bopomofo)
بُوبُومُوفُو būbūmūfū

Zhuyin fuhao in Thai

Zhuyin fuhao (bopomofo)
จู้อินฝูเฮ่า

Zhuyin fuhao in Vietnamese

Zhuyin fuhao (bopomofo)
chú âm phù hiệu

Synonyms of Zhuyin fuhao

Origin of Zhuyin fuhao

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”).

Words that rhyme with Zhuyin fuhao

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Questions about Zhuyin fuhao

What does Zhuyin fuhao mean?
Zhuyin fuhao means 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.
What is Zhuyin fuhao in Arabic?
Zhuyin fuhao in Arabic is بُوبُومُوفُو (būbūmūfū). See Zhuyin fuhao meaning in Arabic.
What part of speech is Zhuyin fuhao?
Zhuyin fuhao is a proper noun.
How do you pronounce Zhuyin fuhao?
Zhuyin fuhao is pronounced /t͡ʃuːˌɪn fuːˈhaʊ/.

Words near Zhuyin fuhao in the dictionary

  1. zhushing
  2. Zhuxi
  3. Zhuyin
  4. Zhuyin alphabet
  5. Zhuyin alphabets
  6. Zhuyin fuhao
  7. zhuz
  8. zhuzes
  9. zhuzh
  10. zhuzhable
  11. zhuzhed

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