Phofsit Daibuun (PSDB) (普實臺文) is an

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in the

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for

Taiwanese Hokkien Taiwanese Hokkien () (; Tâi-lô: ''Tâi-uân-uē''), also known as Taigi/Taigu (; Pe̍h-ōe-jī/ Tâi-lô: ''Tâi-gí / Tâi-gú''), Taiwanese, Taiwanese Minnan, Hoklo and Holo, is a variety of the Hokkien language spoken natively by about 7 ...

based on

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. It is able to use the

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character set to indicate the proper variation of pitch without any subsidiary scripts or

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symbols.

Phonology

Nasalized syllables are indicated by "v" preceding the syllable nucleus. Except for b, j, l, which do not precede nasalized vowels, and m and n, which are already nasals. Regarding the pronunciation of "oi": * in southern regions such as

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, the pronunciation tends toward oi(1), the

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ə * in central and northern regions, the pronunciation tends toward oi(2), the

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Tone spellings

* The table below shows the spelling of the basic tone (7) mid tone, and the four sub-tones (1) high, (5) rising, (3) low falling/low, (2) falling/high falling * (') indicates a changed tone * (**) indicates a tone that does not exist in standard Taiwanese

Monophthongs

Diphthongs

Nasal finals

Checked syllables

* # symbol represents characters used for their meaning, rather than their pronunciation

=Monophthong

=Diphthong

Rarely used vowels

PSDB examples

Universal Declaration of Human Rights

PSDB Greetings

Comparison chart

Notes

External links

PSDB(Phofsit Daibuun)

Formosa culture(Kun dor guan'de)
{{in lang, zh Languages of Taiwan Romanization of Hokkien Writing systems introduced in the 20th century