注音符号

Traditional form:

注音符號

Pinyin (reading):

zhùyīnfúhào

Definitions:

• 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)

Characters:

• 注 - to concentrate, to focus
• 音 - sound, tone, pitch, pronunciation
• 符 - amulet, charm; mark, tag; to correspond to
• 号 - mark, sign; symbol; number; to call, to cry, to roar

Traditional characters:

• 注 - to concentrate, to focus
• 音 - sound, tone, pitch, pronunciation
• 符 - amulet, charm; mark, tag; to correspond to
• 號 - mark, sign; symbol; number; to call, to cry, to roar