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Taiwanese Phonetic Symbols (TPS) in table format. The Taiwanese/Hokkien language contains many aspirated and unaspirated consonants as well as nasal initials and finals. These consonants and vowels are characteristic of this language, and the ability to discern them is important. 5
Used to transcribe the pronunciation of Mandarin, Taiwanese and some of the Aboriginal languages of Taiwan, and also as a way to type Chinese on computers and mobile phones. Number of symbols: 37 (21 initials & 16 finals), plus 4 tone diacritics
Bopomofo is the predominant phonetic system in teaching, reading and writing in elementary school in Taiwan. In elementary school, particularly in the lower years, Chinese characters in textbooks are often annotated with Bopomofo as ruby characters as an aid to learning.
This chart shows the transcription and pronunciation of Taiwanese in Tâi-lô (TL), Pe̍h-ōe-jī (POJ), the Taiwanese phonetic transcription system (DT), Modern Literal Taiwanese (MLT), Extended bopomofo (BPMF), and the International Phonetic Alphabet [IPA].
Taiwanese Phonetic Symbols. Although normally used to represent Mandarin Chinese, Chu-im has also been adapted to serve as an orthography for Taiwanese. Known in Mandarin as Zhùyīn fúhào (注音符號), these phonetic characters trace their origin to the period of Kuomintang rule in China before the civil war.
Taiwanese Phonetic Symbols (Chinese: 臺語方音符號; TPS: ㄉㄞˊ ㆣ丨ˋ ㄏㆲ 丨ㆬ ㄏㄨˊ ㄏㄜ˫) constitute a system of phonetic notation for the transcription of Taiwanese languages, especially Taiwanese Hokkien.
Dictionaries of the Taiwanese language and related dialects Names in this bibliography are listed alphabetically, with Chinese names transcribed in the Hanyu Pinyin system of romanisation for Mandarin.
