Pe̍h-ōe-jī

English

Alternative forms

Etymology

Transliteration of Hokkien 白話字 / 白话字 (vernacular writing).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /peɪweɪˈd͡ʒiː/
  • Rhymes: -iː

Noun

Pe̍h-ōe-jī (uncountable)

  1. A Latin alphabet-based orthography for Hokkien, created and introduced by Presbyterian Christian missionaries in the 19th century.

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See also

Hokkien

For pronunciation and definitions of Pe̍h-ōe-jī – see 白話字 (“vernacular writing; ; POJ; etc.”).
(This term is the pe̍h-ōe-jī form of 白話字).