"bopomofo" meaning in English

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Proper name

Etymology: Borrowed from Mandarin ㄅㄆㄇㄈ (bōpōmōfō), from the first four letters: ㄅ (bō), ㄆ (pō), ㄇ (mō), ㄈ (fō). Etymology templates: {{glossary|loanword|Borrowed}} Borrowed, {{bor|en|cmn|ㄅㄆㄇㄈ|||g=|g2=|g3=|id=|lit=|nocat=|pos=|sc=|sort=|tr=bōpōmōfō|ts=}} Mandarin ㄅㄆㄇㄈ (bōpōmōfō), {{bor+|en|cmn|ㄅㄆㄇㄈ|tr=bōpōmōfō}} Borrowed from Mandarin ㄅㄆㄇㄈ (bōpōmōfō), {{m|cmn|ㄅ|tr=bō}} ㄅ (bō), {{m|cmn|ㄆ|tr=pō}} ㄆ (pō), {{m|cmn|ㄇ|tr=mō}} ㄇ (mō), {{m|cmn|ㄈ|tr=fō}} ㄈ (fō) Head templates: {{head|en|proper noun}} bopomofo
  1. Name for Zhuyin Fuhao used by ISO and Unicode. Wikipedia link: bopomofo Categories (topical): Chinese Synonyms: Bopomofo
    Sense id: en-bopomofo-en-name-CkD6fPH0 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header

Alternative forms

Download JSON data for bopomofo meaning in English (1.8kB)

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