zyu3 jam1註音注音
Jyutpingzyu3 jam1
Yalejyu yām
Definition
Zhuyin; a Mandarin phonetic notation system used in Taiwan.
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How it's used
This term is almost exclusively used to refer to the phonetic system prevalent in Taiwan. It is rarely encountered in daily Hong Kong life unless discussing Taiwanese education or media. Most locals are unfamiliar with the system and will simply refer to it as 台灣拼音 if they need to describe it.
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Do not confuse this with 拼音, which almost always refers to Hanyu Pinyin in the context of Hong Kong schools and mainland China. Using the two interchangeably will cause confusion as they are distinct systems.
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Grammar guides
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