Cantonese bopomofo

  • Cantonese Bopomofo
  • 粵語注音符號
  • 粤语注音符号
  • ㄩㄊㄩ ㄐㄩㄧㆿㄇ ㄈㄨㄏㄛㄨ

Script type
Period
1931 to 1958 in Mainland China
Related scripts
Parent systems
Oracle bone script
Sister systems
Taiwanese Phonetic Symbols, Suzhou Phonetic Symbols, Hmu Phonetic Symbols
Unicode

Cantonese Bopomofo, or Cantonese Phonetic Symbols (traditional Chinese: 粵語注音符號; simplified Chinese: 粤语注音符号; Jyutping: jyut6 jyu5 zyu3 jam1 fu4 hou6; Cantonese Yale: Yuht-yúh jyu-yām fùh-houh) is an extended set of Bopomofo characters used to transcribe Yue Chinese and, specifically, its prestige Cantonese dialect. It was first introduced in early 1930s, and then standardized in 1950. It fell into disuse along with the original Bopomofo for Mandarin Chinese in the late 1950s.

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