Cantonese pronunciation table

Language environment:

If you are in a group of Cantonese people and want to learn Cantonese, of course it is best to learn authentic Cantonese from Guangzhou people. You have more daily contact with Cantonese-speaking people. , after listening a lot and having an opponent to speak with, that is, having a good teacher and practice object, you can start learning from the simplest and practical daily expressions. If you learn Cantonese from Hakkas or Chaoshan people who do not speak very standard Cantonese, you will basically end up with "Cantonese" that is a mixture of Cantonese, Hakka and Chaoshan dialects. In Cantonese, it’s called: neither salty nor bland.

Bold dialogue:

Many people have been in Guangdong for a long time, but they have not learned to speak Cantonese. There are many reasons, but the most common reason is that they are unwilling to speak. Some are worried that they will be laughed at if they tell the truth; some may not tell the truth and make a joke and stop studying; no one is born knowing everything! Give yourself more confidence, ask boldly and humbly, speak frequently and practice more. You must read more, remember more, listen more, ask more and speak more. The most important thing is to have perseverance and overcome your lazy character. Spend 15 minutes every day to learn vocabulary. Mastering vocabulary is the first step.

Cantonese pinyin scheme

It is written as yiyi, yiuyao, yimyan, yinyan, yingying, yibye, yidre, yigyi.

When the finals in the u line are not preceded by an initial consonant, they are written as wuwu, wui simmer, wun bowl, and wud live.

When the finals of the ü line are not preceded by an initial consonant, they are written as yuyu, yunyi, yudyue; the two points above ü are omitted.

When the finals of the ü line are spelled with the initial consonants j, q, and x, they are written as juzhu, qu is in the form of xu; the two points above ü are omitted.

1. Initial consonant table

b wave p mother-in-law m touch f 科d多 t drag n 诺 l 罗g哥 k卡 ng我 hhe guaunt ku hoop zleft cchu scomb jzhiq female oi mourning ui will iu demon éi (non)

aoaoaoououaoêu (go)

am (prison) em 庵 im Yan

an Yan en (en) on an un bowl in smoke ūn injustice ên (spring)

ang (horizontal) eng Yingong (kang) ung urn ying êng (incense) éng (mirror)

ab duck eb (urgent) ib leaf

ad press ed (not) od (thirst) ud live id hot ūd month êd (law)

ag (guest) eg (Germany) og evil ug house ig benefit êg (approximately) ég (chi)

2. Tone table

Name: Yin Pingyang Pingyin up Yin up Yang up Yin goes up Yang goes away

Yin enters the middle and Yang enters

Symbols: 1 2 3 4 5 6

Example words:

A arrogant sedan is called a bridge and a pry

giu1 giu2 giu3 giu4 giu5 giu6

fan1 zung2 fan3 fan4 fan5 fan6

fenfenfenfenfenfenfen

To learn Cantonese well, you must first Take the initiative, make more friends who can speak Guangzhou, and chat with them, starting from daily life terms.

I will give you a "Cantonese Online Pronunciation Dictionary". After opening the webpage, in the tool pane on the right, you can enter the word you want to read (Traditional Chinese), or enter the corresponding phonetic symbols and find it yourself. Take a look:

http://humanum.arts.cuhk.edu.hk/Lexis/lexi-can/

For common Cantonese expressions, please use the built-in universal Wubi input method or smart phone input method. Wubi input method, I wish you success!