Zhuyin (bopomofo) keypad for a mobile phone
Etymology
From the Hanyu Pinyin romanization of the Mandarin 注音符號 ( zhùyīn fúhào , literally “ symbol(s) for annotation of sounds ” ) .
Pronunciation
IPA (key ) : /(d)ʒuːˌjɪn fuːˈhaʊ/ , enPR : zho͞o-yĭn' fo͞o-hou'
Rhymes: -aʊ
Hyphenation: Zhu‧jin fu‧hao
Proper noun
Zhuyin fuhao
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
Translations
Zhuyin fuhao (bopomofo)
Arabic: بُوبُومُوفُو m ( bopomofo ) , بُوبُومُوفُو m ( bubumufū )
Chinese:
Cantonese: 注音符號 ( zyu3 jam1 fu4 hou6-2 ) , 注音 ( zyu3 jam1 )
Hokkien: 注音符號 ( chù-im hû-hō ) , 注音 (zh-min-nan) ( chù-im )
Mandarin: 注音符號 (zh) ( zhùyīn fúhào ) , 注音 (zh) ( zhùyīn ) , ㄅㄆㄇㄈ (zh) ( bōpōmōfō, bēpēmēfē )
French: bopomofo (fr) m , zhuyin fuhao m
German: Zhuyin Fuhao m or n , Zhuyin n , Bopomofo
Japanese: 注音符号 (ja) ( ちゅういんふごう, chūin fugō, ちゅうおんふごう, chūon fugō ) , ボポモフォ ( bopomofo )
Korean: 주음 부호(注音符號) ( jueum buho ) , 보포모포 ( bopomopo )
Russian: чжуи́нь фуха́о m ( čžuínʹ fuxáo ) , бопомофо́ m or n ( bopomofó ) , чжуи́нь m ( čžuínʹ )
Thai: จู้อินฝูเฮ่า (th)
Vietnamese: chú âm phù hiệu (注音符號 )