Bopomofo (注音符號) is the phonetic system used to teach Mandarin pronunciation in Taiwan. Here is the full, citable reference — 37 symbols mapped to Hanyu Pinyin and IPA.
⬇ Download JSON dataset| Symbol | Pinyin | IPA | Example |
|---|---|---|---|
| ㄅ | b | [p] | 爸 bà — father |
| ㄆ | p | [pʰ] | 怕 pà — afraid |
| ㄇ | m | [m] | 媽 mā — mother |
| ㄈ | f | [f] | 飛 fēi — to fly |
| ㄉ | d | [t] | 大 dà — big |
| ㄊ | t | [tʰ] | 天 tiān — sky |
| ㄋ | n | [n] | 你 nǐ — you |
| ㄌ | l | [l] | 來 lái — to come |
| ㄍ | g | [k] | 狗 gǒu — dog |
| ㄎ | k | [kʰ] | 看 kàn — to look |
| ㄏ | h | [x] | 好 hǎo — good |
| ㄐ | j | [tɕ] | 家 jiā — home |
| ㄑ | q | [tɕʰ] | 去 qù — to go |
| ㄒ | x | [ɕ] | 小 xiǎo — small |
| ㄓ | zh | [ʈʂ] | 中 zhōng — middle |
| ㄔ | ch | [ʈʂʰ] | 吃 chī — to eat |
| ㄕ | sh | [ʂ] | 是 shì — to be |
| ㄖ | r | [ʐ] | 人 rén — person |
| ㄗ | z | [ts] | 早 zǎo — early |
| ㄘ | c | [tsʰ] | 菜 cài — vegetable |
| ㄙ | s | [s] | 三 sān — three |
| Symbol | Pinyin | IPA | Example |
|---|---|---|---|
| ㄧ | i / yi | [i] | 一 yī — one |
| ㄨ | u / wu | [u] | 五 wǔ — five |
| ㄩ | ü / yu | [y] | 魚 yú — fish |
| Symbol | Pinyin | IPA | Example |
|---|---|---|---|
| ㄚ | a | [a] | 大 dà — big |
| ㄛ | o | [ɔ] | 波 bō — wave |
| ㄜ | e | [ɤ] | 喝 hē — to drink |
| ㄝ | ê | [ɛ] | 誒 ề — hey (interjection) |
| ㄞ | ai | [ai] | 愛 ài — love |
| ㄟ | ei | [ei] | 給 gěi — to give |
| ㄠ | ao | [au] | 好 hǎo — good |
| ㄡ | ou | [ou] | 有 yǒu — to have |
| ㄢ | an | [an] | 安 ān — peace |
| ㄣ | en | [ən] | 恩 ēn — grace |
| ㄤ | ang | [aŋ] | 忙 máng — busy |
| ㄥ | eng | [əŋ] | 冷 lěng — cold |
| ㄦ | er | [ɚ] | 二 èr — two |
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