latinise cantonese
initials
each initial hath two variants: high (historically unvoiced) and low (historically voiced).
| |
nasal |
approximant |
plain |
aspirate |
fricative |
| zero |
|
(q) |
|
|
|
| velar |
(q)g [ŋ] |
|
k c [k] |
kx ch [kʰ] |
x h |
| labiovelar |
|
(q)w |
kw cw [kʷ] |
kxw chw [kʰʷ] |
|
| dental |
|
(q)j |
ts dz [ts] |
tsx dzh [tsʰ] |
s z |
| dental |
(q)n |
(q)l |
t d [t] |
tx dh [tʰ] |
|
| labial |
(q)m |
|
p b [p] |
px bh [pʰ] |
f v |
nuclei
| |
front |
front round |
centre |
back |
| high |
i [iː, ɪ] |
u [yː] |
|
u [uː, ʊ] |
| mid |
e [ɛː, e] |
ø [œː, ɵ] |
y [ɐ] |
o [ɔː, o] |
| low |
|
|
a [aː] |
|
i{g, u{g, e{j, o{w, ø{j, and ø{n are short and the others are long.- pronounce long
u as [uː] after a labiovelar or a labial, otherwise [yː].
- replace
ø with r in ascii-only environments.
codae and tones
| 平 |
上 |
去 |
入 |
| ∅ |
q |
s |
|
| j |
i |
e |
|
| w |
u |
o |
|
| g |
c |
h |
k |
| n |
d |
z |
t |
| m |
b |
v |
p |
byspels
| hanz |
jyutping |
latn |
| 廣東話 |
gwong2 dung1 waa2 |
kwoc tug qwaq |
| 粵語 |
jyut6 jyu5 |
ut uq |
| 香港 |
hoeng1 gong2 |
xøg koc |
| 澳門 |
ou3 mun4 |
qou mun |
千字文
| hanz |
jyutping |
latn |
| 天地玄黃 |
tin1 dei6 jyun4 wong4 |
txin dee un wog |
| 宇宙洪荒 |
jyu5 zau6 hung4 fong1 |
uq dzyo hug fog |
| 日月盈昃 |
jat6 jyut6 jing4 zak1 |
jyt ut ig tsyk |
| 辰宿列張 |
san4 suk1 lit6 zoeng1 |
zyn suk lit tsøg |