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> Taiwan's Zhuyin is 90+% the same as Pinyin except the input is composed with Chinese script radicals I wouldn't say that's true. It's phonetic, sure, but it
by frogulis 5y ago
> Taiwan's Zhuyin is 90+% the same as Pinyin except the input is composed with Chinese script radicals
I wouldn't say that's true. It's phonetic, sure, but it relates much more closely to the syllable structure than Pinyin does.
Simple example: 南,
Pinyin: nán,
Zhuyin: ㄋㄢˊ
In Pinyin, we use the same letter "n" in initial and final position. In Zhuyin, the word is composed of two letters, ㄋ （initial n), and ㄢ (final an). The only time that ㄢ begins a syllable is when it's the whole syllable, e.g. 安, ㄢ, "ān"
- eloisius 5y agoIt’s also far more consistent. The ü of Pinyin only has umlauts with l because lü and lu are both valid syllables. That the u of qu and ju is actually ü, and the u of chu and zhu is u is confusing, to say nothing of yong/-iong. In Zhuyin you have discrete ㄨ u and ㄩ ü, and yong doesn’t masquerade is a rare vowel, it’s just ㄩㄥ。