Sidney Lau romanisation
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Sidney Lau is a system of romanisation for Standard Cantonese, developed by Sidney Lau for teaching Cantonese.
[edit] Initials
| b [p] |
p [pʰ] |
m [m] |
f [f] |
| d [t] |
t [tʰ] |
n [n] |
l [l] |
| g [k] |
k [kʰ] |
ng [ŋ] |
h [h] |
| j [ts] |
ch [tsʰ] |
s [s] |
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| gw [kw] |
kw [kʰw] |
y [j] |
w [w] |
[edit] Finals
| a [aː] |
aai [aːi] |
aau [aːu] |
aam [aːm] |
aan [aːn] |
aang [aːŋ] |
aap [aːp] |
aat [aːt] |
aak [aːk] |
| ai [ɐi] |
au [ɐu] |
am [ɐm] |
an [ɐn] |
ang [ɐŋ] |
ap [ɐp] |
at [ɐt] |
ak [ɐk] |
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| e [ɛː] |
ei [ei] |
eng [ɛːŋ] |
ek [ɛːk] |
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| i [iː] |
iu [iːu] |
im [iːm] |
in [iːn] |
ing [ɪŋ] |
ip [iːp] |
it [iːt] |
ik [ɪk] |
|
| oh [ɔː] |
oi [ɔːi] |
o [ou] |
on [ɔːn] |
ong [ɔːŋ] |
ot [ɔːt] |
ok [ɔːk] |
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| oo [uː] |
ooi [uːi] |
oon [uːn] |
ung [ʊŋ] |
oot [uːt] |
uk [ʊk] |
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| euh [œː] |
ui [ɵy] |
un [ɵn] |
eung [œːŋ] |
ut [ɵt] |
euk [œːk] |
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| ue [yː] |
uen [yːn] |
uet [yːt] |
[edit] Tones
Seven tones are indicated using superscripted numbers.
| Tone description | Marking |
|---|---|
| high falling 1 | a1 |
| middle rising 2 | a2 |
| middle level 3 | a3 |
| high level 10 |  |
| low falling 4 | a4 |
| low rising 5 | a5 |
| low level 6 | a6 |
