ㄅㄆㄇㄈ
Chinese
| b | p | m | f | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| simp. and trad. (ㄅㄆㄇㄈ) |
ㄅ | ㄆ | ㄇ | ㄈ | |
Etymology
From the first four letters of Zhuyin: ㄅ (bō), ㄆ (pō), ㄇ (mō), ㄈ (fō).
Pronunciation
- Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)+
- Hanyu Pinyin: bōpōmōfō
- Zhuyin: ㄅㄛ ㄆㄛ ㄇㄛ ㄈㄛ
- Tongyong Pinyin: bopomofo
- Wade–Giles: po1-pʻo1-mo1-fo1
- Yale: bwō-pwō-mwō-fwō
- Gwoyeu Romatzyh: bopomhofo
- Palladius: бопомофо (bopomofo)
- Sinological IPA (key): /pu̯ɔ⁵⁵ pʰu̯ɔ⁵⁵ mu̯ɔ⁵⁵ fu̯ɔ⁵⁵/
- (Standard Chinese)+
- Hanyu Pinyin: bēpēmēfē
- Zhuyin: ㄅㄜ ㄆㄜ ㄇㄜ ㄈㄜ
- Tongyong Pinyin: bepemefe
- Wade–Giles: pê1-pʻê1-mê1-fê1
- Yale: bē-pē-mē-fē
- Gwoyeu Romatzyh: bepemhefe
- Palladius: бэпэмэфэ (bɛpɛmɛfɛ)
- Sinological IPA (key): /pɤ⁵⁵ pʰɤ⁵⁵ mɤ⁵⁵ fɤ⁵⁵/
- (Standard Chinese)+
- Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)+
- Jyutping: bo1 po1 mo1 fo1
- Yale: bō pō mō fō
- Cantonese Pinyin: bo1 po1 mo1 fo1
- Guangdong Romanization: bo1 po1 mo1 fo1
- Sinological IPA (key): /pɔː⁵⁵ pʰɔː⁵⁵ mɔː⁵⁵ fɔː⁵⁵/
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)+
Noun
ㄅㄆㄇㄈ
- (chiefly Taiwan) bopomofo; Zhuyin fuhao
Descendants
- → English: bopomofo