This is the pronunciation key for IPA transcriptions of Cantonese on Wikipedia. It provides a set of symbols to represent the pronunciation of Cantonese in Wikipedia articles, and example words that illustrate the sounds that correspond to them. Integrity must be maintained between the key and the transcriptions that link here; do not change any symbol or value without establishing consensus on the talk page first. For an introductory guide on IPA symbols, see Help:IPA. For the distinction between [ ], / / and ⟨ ⟩, see IPA § Brackets and transcription delimiters. |
The following tables list the International phonetic Alphabet used for Cantonese. Refer to {{IPAc-yue}} for a template converting Jyutping to IPA.
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˥ | 55 | 陰平 | ◌1 | ū | [tɪŋ˨˥ sɐm˥ tɪŋ˨˥ fɐj˧] 頂心頂肺 |
˨˥ | 25 | 陰上 | ◌2 | ú | [wɐj˥ sɵɥ˨˥ si˨˥] 威水史 |
˧ | 33 | 陰去 | ◌3 | u | [lʊŋ˥ lʊŋ˥ la˧ la˧] 窿窿罅罅 |
˨˩ | 21 | 陽平 | ◌4 | ùh | [jim˨˩ tsʰin˨˥ sɛŋ˥] 嫌錢腥 |
˨˧ | 23 | 陽上 | ◌5 | úh | [mɔw˨˧ ŋa˨˧ tse˥ tʰɐw˨˩] 冇瓦遮頭 |
˨ | 22 | 陽去 | ◌6 | uh | [wa˨ tʰɐw˨˩ sɪŋ˨˥ mej˨˧] 話頭醒尾 |