Romanizations systems for Cantonese


IPA = International Phonetic Alphabet

Tones
IPA Lau Yale Jyutping
1, o à, a macron 1
2, * á 2
3 a 3
4 àh 4
5 áh 5
6 ah 6

Initials
IPA Lau Yale Jyutping
p b b b
ph p p p
m m m m
f f f f
t d d d
th t t t
l l l l
k g g g
kh k k k
h h h h
ts j j z
tsh ch ch c
s s s s
j y y j
w w w w
kw gw gw gw
kwh kw kw kw

Finals
IPA Lau Yale Jyutping
a: a a aa
a:i aai aai aai
a:u aau aau aau
am aam aam aam
an aan aap aan
ang aang aang aang
ap aap aap aap
at aat aat aat
ak aak aak aak
Ai ai ai ai
Au au au au
Am am am am
An an an an
Ang  ang ang ang
Ap ap ap ap
At at at at
Ak ak ak ak
O: oh o o
O:i oi oi oi
ou o ou ou
On on on on
Ong  ong ong ong
Ot ot ot ot
Ok ok ok ok
E:  e e e
ei ei ei ei
E:u     eu
Eng  eng eng eng
Ek ek ek ek
i: i i i
i:u iu iu iu
im im im im
in in in in
Ing  ing ing ing
ip ip ip ip
it it it it
Ik ik ik ik
œ: euh eu oe
y ui eui eoi
oen un eun eon
œng eung eung oeng
oet ut eut eot
œk euk euk oek
u: oo u u
u:i ooi ui ui
un oon un un
Ung  ung ung ung
ut oot ut ut
Uk uk uk uk
y: ue yu yu
yn uen yun yun
yt uet yut yut
m m m m
ng ng ng ng

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