Wikipedia key to pronunciation of Cantonese
The following tables list the International phonetic Alphabet used for Cantonese. Refer to {{IPAc-yue}} for a template converting Jyutping to IPA.
Key
| Initial consonants[i] |
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| IPA | J | Y | Examples[ii] |
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| f | f | [jɐt̚˥ ŋam˨˩ jɐt̚˥ fɐt̚˥] | | h | h | [lej˨˩ hɔŋ˨˩ lej˨˩ lat̚˨] | | j | j | y[iii] | [fɐt̚˨ tɔw˥ jɐw˨˧ fɔ˨˥] | | k | g | [maj˨˧ siw˨˥ kin˧ siw˨˥] | | kʰ | k | [kʰɛ˨˩ ŋɐw˨˩ wɐn˨˥ ma˨˧] | | kʷ | gw | [mɔŋ˨ tʰin˥ ta˨˥ kʷa˧] | | kʷʰ | kw | [kʷʰɛn˨˩ maj˨˩] | | l | l | [fat̚˧ lɔŋ˥ lɐj˨˥] | | m | m | [lɵɥ˨ jɐn˨˩ lɵɥ˨ mɐt̚˨] | | n | n | [mej˨ jɐw˨˧ nɔj˨˥] | | ŋ | ng | [taj˨ ŋɔn˥ tsi˨˥ ji˨˧] | | p | b | [tsa˧ sɔ˨˩ pan˨ mʊŋ˨˥] | | pʰ | p | [jɐt̚˥ pʰɔw˥ tsʰɪŋ˥ tɔj˨˥] | | s[iv] | s | [lɔk̚˨ sɐw˨˥ lɔk̚˨ kœk̚˧] | | t | d | [mɐn˥ tɔw˥ fɐn˧] | | tʰ | t | [hɔw˨˥ hɔw˨˥ tʰɐj˨˥ tʰɐj˨˥] | | ts[v] | z | j | [lin˨ tsɛŋ˥ hɔk̚˨ lan˨˧] | | tsʰ[vi] | c | ch | [mɔw˨˩ tsʰɪŋ˨˩ pak̚˨ si˨] | | w | w | [wa˨ tɐk̚˥ maj˨˩] |
| | Vocalic finals[i] |
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| IPA | J | Y | Examples[ii] |
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| a | aa | a | [ŋɔn˥ lɔk̚˨ tsʰa˨˩ fan˨] | | aj[vii] | aai | [jɐn˨˩ sɐj˧ kʷɐj˨˥ taj˨] | | aw[vii] | aau | [lɔw˨˧ maw˥ siw˥ sɔw˥] | | ɛ | e | [fɔ˨˥ tsɛ˥ ŋan˨˧] | | ej[vii] | ei | [lɐm˨˩ mej˨˧ hœŋ˥] | | ɐj[vii] | ai | [tsɐt̚˨ tʰɐw˨˩ tsɐt̚˨ sɐj˧] | | ɐw[vii] | au | [ŋan˧ tsɐw˧] | | i | i | [tɪŋ˨ si˨˩ tɪŋ˨ hɐw˨] | | iw[vii] | iu | [tiw˧ jɐn˨˧] | | ɔ | o | [tsɔw˨ mɔ˨ sɐm˥] | | œ | oe | eu | [kœ˧ pʰa˨˥] | | ɔj[vii] | oi | [pɔ˥ lɔ˨˩ kɔj˧] | | ɔw[vii] | ou | [tsɔw˨ hɔw˨˥ tsɔw˨ tsʰɐw˨˥] | | ɵɥ[viii][vii] | eoi | eui | [jɐm˨˥ paw˨˥ sɪk̚̚˨ tsɵɥ˧] | | u | u | [ku˥ mɐt̚˨ lɵn˨] | | uj | ui | [muj˨˩ fa˥ kan˧ tsʊk̚˥] | | y | yu | [mɔk̚˥ kʷɔŋ˥ tsy˥] |
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| Nasal finals[i] |
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| IPA | J | Y | Examples[ii] |
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| -m | m | m | [pun˨˥ tej˨ kœŋ˥ m˨˩ lat̚˨] | | am | aam | [ŋam˨˩ tsʰam˨˩] | | ɐm | am | [jɐm˨˥ tʰɐw˨˩ tam˨ tʰɔŋ˥] | | im | im | [tsim˥ hɔn˨˩ tsim˥ tʊŋ˧] | | -n | an | aan | [mej˨˩ tsɪŋ˥ ŋan˨˧ kʰej˨˧] | | ɐn | an | [jɐw˨˧ mɐn˨˩ jɐw˨˧ lɔw˨] | | in | in | [lɐj˨˧ ji˥ pin˥] | | ɵn[viii] | eon | eun | [nɐw˨˥ tsɵn˨ lʊk̚˨ jɐm˨˩] | | ɔn | on | [fat̚˧ tsʰin˨˥ hɔn˨˩] | | un | un | [mɔ˨˥ mun˨˩ tɛŋ˥] | | yn | yun | [ŋan˨˧ jyn˥] | | -ŋ | ŋ | ng | [ŋ˨˧ ŋ˨˧ pɔ˥] | | aŋ | aang | [haŋ˨˩ tsʰa˥ tap̚˨ tsʰɔ˧] | | ɐŋ | ang | [tsɐŋ˨ hɪŋ˧] | | ɛŋ | eng | [fɐn˧ lɐj˨˥ kɛŋ˨˥] | | ɪŋ | ing | [tsi˥ tsi˥ tsɪŋ˨˥ tsɪŋ˨˥] | | ɔŋ | ong | [mɔw˨˧ sɐm˥ tsɔŋ˥ tsɔj˧] | | œŋ | oeng | eung | [jim˨˩ mɛŋ˨ tsʰœŋ˨˩] | | ʊŋ | ung | [kan˧ tsʊŋ˥] |
| | Checked finals[i] |
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| IPA | J | Y | Examples[ii] |
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| -p̚ | ap̚ | aap | [mɔw˨˧ tap̚˧ sap̚˧] | | ɐp̚ | ap | [lɔk̚˨ jy˨˧ si˥ sɐp̚˥] | | ip̚ | ip | [tip̚˨ mai˨˩ sɐm˥ sɵɥ˨˥] | | -t̚ | at̚ | aat | [lat̚˨ tʰat̚˧] | | ɐt̚ | at | [tɔŋ˨ sɐt̚˥ lɔw˨] | | it̚ | it | [pɔk̚˨ tsʰit̚˥ tsʰit̚˥] | | ɵt̚[viii] | eot | eut | [tsɵt̚˥ tsi˥] | | ɔt̚ | ot | [hɔt̚˧ si˨˧] | | ut̚ | ut | [ŋan˨˧ fut̚˧ tʰɔw˨˧ tsak̚˧] | | yt̚ | yut | [wat̚˨ lyt̚˥ lyt̚˥] | | -k̚ | ak̚ | aak | [mej˨˩ tʰɐw˨˩ ŋan˨˧ ŋak̚˨] | | ɐk̚ | ak | [jɐt̚˥ jɐt̚˨ tɔw˧ hɐk̚˥] | | ɛk̚ | ek | [mɔ˨˩ lan˨ tsɛk̚˨] | | ɪk̚ | ik | [tɪk̚̚˥ hej˨˥ sɐm˥ kɔn˥] | | œk̚ | oek | euk | [tsɔw˨˥ tsɐw˨˥ tsɔw˨˥ tsœk̚˨] | | ɔk̚ | ok | [tɔw˨˥ tsʰin˨˥ lɔk̚˨ hɔj˨˥] | | ʊk̚ | uk | [pʊk̚˨ ji˥ jɐn˥] |
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