Martian language

Martian language (Chinese: 火星文; pinyin: huǒxīng wén; lit. 'Martian script'), sometimes also called brain-disabled characters (simplified Chinese: 脑残体; traditional Chinese: 腦殘體; pinyin: nǎocán tǐ), is the nickname of unconventional representation of Chinese characters online by various methods. For example, "一個人的時候" (yīgèréndeshíhòu, "When one is alone") can be changed into "ㄧㄍ人ㄉ時候" since the word () is consonant of and the word () is consonant of the word in bopomofo.[1]

  1. ^ ETEACHER 編譯中心. "火星文攏看無?--談網路語言的多元創意與衝擊". 中小學資訊素養與認知網 (in Chinese). Ministry of Education (Taiwan).