Pe̍h-ōe-jī

See also: pe̍h-ōe-jī

English

Transliteration of Hokkien 白話字／白话字 (“vernacular writing”).

Pe̍h-ōe-jī (uncountable)

A Latin alphabet-based orthography for Hokkien, created and introduced by Presbyterian Christian missionaries in the 19th century in places like Kulangsu/Gulangyu (Kó͘-lōng-sū) in Amoy/Xiamen and spread beyond where they ministered to Hokkien speakers, such as Taiwan, etc. Has also been adapted for other languages, such as Hakka, Teochew, Hinghwa, etc.

a Latin alphabet-based orthography for Hokkien

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

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