Etymology

bopomofo

B3O1P3O1M3O1F4O1

Today it means: Name for Zhuyin Fuhao used by ISO and Unicode. Full definition →

Mandarin ㄅㄆㄇㄈ
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  1. Mandarin · borrowed fromㄅㄆㄇㄈ
  2. English todaybopomofo

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

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