How many characters does the Mandarin Phonetic Symbols system have?
37
And how many tone marks?
four
What are the traditional terms for the system?
Zhuyin fuhao (), Zhuyin
What is the colloquial term?
Bopomofo
What is the name derived from?
from the first four syllables in the conventional ordering of available syllables in Mandarin Chinese
What other languages is the system used to transcribe?
other varieties of Standard Chinese
Any Taiwanese languages?
Yes
Which one?
Hokkien
When was the system introduced?
in the 1910s
Was there another system used?
Yes
What was it called?
the Wade-Giles system
What type of alphabet did that system use?
a modified Latin alphabet
Is the system still used?
No
When was it replaced?
1958 in China
What was it replaced by?
Hanyu Pinyin