Cantonese latinization guide
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Summary table
| Sound (IPA) | Latinization | Notes | |
|---|---|---|---|
| wiki | other | ||
| 0/ 7 tone (high-level) | ȧ (dot above) | ā (overline) | dialectal outside closed syllables |
| 1 tone (high-falling) | à (grave accent) | ||
| 2 tone (mid-rising) | á (acute accent) | ǎ (down chevron) | |
| 3/ 8 tone (mid-level) | a | ||
| 4 tone (mid-falling) | à (grave accent) | àh (grave accent + h) | |
| 5 tone (low-rising) | á (acute accent) | áh (acute accent + h) | |
| 6/ 9 tone (low-level) | a | ah (+h) | |
| a | aa | a, ar, er | |
| ɐ | a | ||
| e | e | eon, eot, ik, ing | |
| f~v | f, v (before tones 4, 5, 6/9) | ||
| i | i | yi | |
| j~ɥ | y, yh (before tones 0/7, 1, 2, 3/8); i (not before vowels) | j, yu | |
| h~ɦ | h, hh (before tones 4, 5, 6/9) | ||
| k | k, g (before tones 4, 5, 6/9) | ||
| kʰ | kh, gh (before tones 4, 5, 6/9) | ||
| l | l, lh (before tones 0/7, 1, 2, 3/8) | ||
| m | m, mh (before tones 0/7, 1, 2, 3/8) | ||
| n | n, nh (before tones 0/7, 1, 2, 3/8) | ||
| ŋ | ñ/ ng, ñh/ ngh (before tones 0/7, 1, 2, 3/8) | ||
| o | o | uk, ung | |
| ø | ö/ oe | œ, ø, eoi | |
| p~b | p, b (before tones 4, 5, 6/9) | ||
| pʰ | ph, bh (before tones 4, 5, 6/9) | ||
| s~z, ɕ~ʑ | s, z (before tones 4, 5, 6/9) | sh, zh | |
| t~d | t, d | ||
| tʰ | th, dh (before tones 4, 5, 6/9) | ||
| ts~dz, tɕ~dʑ | c, x (before tones 4, 5, 6/9) | c, j, q, z | |
| tsʰ~tɕʰ | ch, xh (before tones 4, 5, 6/9) | zh | |
| u | u | wu | |
| w | w, wh (before tones 0/7, 1, 2, 3/8); u (not before vowels) | u | |
| y | ü/ ue | eoi, oi, ui, yu | |
