Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

bopomofo

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: bopo-mo-fo
IPA

17

Scrabble Score

8

Letters

3

Syllables

5

Unique Chars

Meaning

name

Name for Zhuyin Fuhao used by ISO and Unicode.

name

Alternative letter-case form of bopomofo.

Etymology

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

Questions

What does bopomofo mean?: Name for Zhuyin Fuhao used by ISO and Unicode.
Where does bopomofo come from?: Borrowed from Mandarin ㄅㄆㄇㄈ (bōpōmōfō), from the first four letters: ㄅ (bō), ㄆ (pō), ㄇ (mō), ㄈ (fō).

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