Etymograph

English

Zhuyin fuhao

Zhuyin fuhao comes from Mandarin 注音符號.

  1. Mandarinmodern注音符號sliterally ‘symbol(s) for annotation of sounds’
  2. EnglishtodayZhuyin fuhao

attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed

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  1. Mandarinmodern注音符號sliterally ‘symbol(s) for annotation of sounds’
  2. EnglishtodayZhuyin fuhao

Every English word from Mandarin 注音符號

Today it means

name 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.

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Etymograph / Mandarin 注音符號 / Zhuyin fuhao

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