ボポモフォ

Japanese

Etymology

Borrowed from Mandarin ㄅㄆㄇㄈ (bōpōmōfō), from the first four letters: ㄅ (bō), ㄆ (pō), ㄇ (mō), ㄈ (fō).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [bo̞po̞mo̞ɸo̞]

Noun

ボポモフォ • (bopomofo) 

1. Synonym of 注音符号 (chūin fugō, “Zhuyin fuhao”)