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注音符號

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Mandarin · pinyin zhù yīn fú hào

Mandarin phonetic symbols (MPS), phonetic alphabet for Chinese used esp. in Taiwan, also known colloquially as Bopomofo (after the first four letters of the alphabet:ㄅㄆㄇㄈ)

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注: zhù · concentrate, focus, direct
音: yīn · sound, tone, pitch, pronunciation; Kangxi radical 180
符: fú · i.d. tag, tally, symbol, charm
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号: hào · mark, sign; symbol; number

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4–1–2–4 · zhu4 yin1 fu2 hao4

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noun

Zhuyin fuhao, Zhuyin, a phonetic alphabet used to transcribe Mandarin for students of that language and for inputting Chinese, used in Taiwan, also known as bopomofo

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