Gwoyeu Romatzyh for Cantonese
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/
gw /kʷ/
kw /kʷʰ/
u /w/
tz /ts/
ts /tsʰ/
s /s/
i /j/
| Finals | Tone 1 | Tone 2 | Tone 3 | Tone 4 | Tone 5 | Tone 6 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| aa /aː/ | ee | aae | aa | auh | uaa | uhh |
| ai /ɐi/ | eaii | aii | ai | ayi | ayi | ay |
| aai /aːi/ | eei | eai | aai | uhi | uai | uhi |
| au /ɐu/ | eau | aew | au | auw | ueuw | euw |
| aau /ɐːu/ | eeu | aaw | aau | auhw | aawuh | uhw |
| e /ɛː/ | ee | eeyih | e | eeh | eeiyh | euh |
| ei /ei/ | aey | eeyh | ei | eihh | eiyyh | eyy |
| eu /ɛːu/ | eew | euw | eu | euwh | ewu | eew |
| i /iː/ | yy | iy | i | iih | ihy | ih |
| iu /iːu/ | yyw | iyw | iu | iyw | yiu | yyw |
| ao /ɔː/ | eeow | aeow | ao | auhw | uaou | uaow |
| aoi /ɔːy/ | eeowi | aoiy | aoi | aohwi | uhwoi | uhwyy |
| ou /ou/ | owuh | ouw | ou | euwu | ewuu | euww |
| u /uː/ | wuu | uuw | u | uww | wuh | wu |
| ui /uːy/ | uwy | uiy | ui | uih | wyi | wy |
| eeu /œː/ | eyu | eeyu | eeu | euyw | eyw | uhyw |
| eoiu /ɵy/ | oeyw | eoyw | eoiu | eoiw | oeiu | oeiw |
| iu /yː/ | y | iyu | iu | yw | yu | iyw |
| m /m̩/ | eem | em | m | eum | um | umm |
| ng /ŋ̍/ | eng | enng | ng | eung | ung | unng |
Example Text:
廣東話/广东话
"Cantonese"
Jyutping: Gwong2 dung1 waa2
Yale: Gwóng dūng wá
I.I.P.I: Gwaeowng dwuung uaae