Chinese Phonetic Alphabet "bopomofo"

The list below illustrates the Chinese phonetic alphabet (usually referred to as "bopomofo"). Please note that the Pinyin-transcriptions (written with European characters) are NOT pronounced according to European rules of pronunciation. This alphabet is intended to be used to specify the pronunciation of Chinese characters – you should avoid spelling European words with these characters!

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