Pe̍h-ōe-jī

See also: pe̍h-ōe-jī

English

Alternative forms

• pe̍h-ōe-jī

Etymology

From Min Nan 白話字, 白话字 (“vernacular writing”).

Pronunciation

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Noun

Pe̍h-ōe-jī (uncountable)

1. A Latin alphabet-based orthography for Min Nan, created and introduced to Taiwan by Presbyterian missionaries in the 19th century. Has also been adapted for other languages, such as Hakka.

Translations

a Latin alphabet-based orthography for Min Nan

• Chinese:

  Cantonese: 白話字, 白话字 (baak⁶ waa^6-2 zi⁶), 教會羅馬字, 教会罗马字 (gaau³ wui^6-2 lo⁴ maa⁵ zi⁶), 教羅, 教罗 (gaau³ lo⁴)

  Hakka: 白話字, 白话字 (pha̍k-fa-sṳ)

  Mandarin: 白話字 (zh), 白话字 (báihuàzì), 教會羅馬字, 教会罗马字 (jiàohuì luómǎzì), 教羅, 教罗 (jiào-luó)

  Min Dong: 白話字, 白话字 (băh-uâ-cê)

  Min Nan: 白話字, 白话字 (pe̍h-ōe-jī, pe̍h-ōe-lī), 教會羅馬字, 教会罗马字 (kàu-hōe lô-má-jī, kàu-hōe lô-má-lī), 教羅, 教罗 (kàu-lô)

• Finnish: Pe̍h-ōe-jī -ortografia
• Japanese: 白話字 (ja) (はくわじ, hakuwaji), 教会ローマ字 (kyōkai rōmaji)
• Korean: 백화자 (baekhwaja)
• Russian: пэвэ́дзи́ m or f (pɛvɛ́dzí), байхуа́цзы́ m or f (bajxuáczý)
• Vietnamese: Phiên âm Bạch thoại, Bạch thoại tự

See also

• Tâi-lô
• Phofsit Daibuun

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Chinese

For pronunciation and definitions of Pe̍h-ōe-jī – see 白話字 (“vernacular writing; Pe̍h-ōe-jī; POJ; etc.”). (This term, Pe̍h-ōe-jī, is the Pe̍h-ōe-jī form of 白話字.)