Subject: LSHK Cantonese Romanization Scheme

From: [email-masked] (Sze-Wing Tang)
Date: 31 Mar 1994 16:56:20 GMT

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       CANTONESE ROMANIZATION SCHEME
    THE LINGUISTIC SOCIETY OF HONG KONG

1. �n��/Onsets

   b(��)    p(��)    m(��)    f(��)
   d(��)    t(�L)    n(��)             l(��)
   g(�a)    k(�d)    ng(��)*  h(��)
   gw(��)   kw(��)                     w(��)
   z(��)    c(�e)             s(�F)    j(�])

*�s�n�����Φr���@�аO, �p"�r"�u���@ aa.
Null initial is not represented, eg."�r"is only
spelt with "aa"

2. ����/Nuclei

   aa(�F), i(��/�P/��), u(��/��/��), e(��/�|), o(��/Ĭ);

   yu(��), oe(��);

   a(�s), eo(��);

3. ����/Codas

   p(��)  t(��)      k(��)
   m(��)  n(�s)     ng(��)
	  i(��/��)   u(��)

4. �󭵳�W����/Syllabic nasals

   m(��)   ng(�d)

5. �r��/Tones

   �ո�/Tone marks:   1(��/��)  2(��)  3(��/�N)  4(��)  5(��)  6(��/�A)

   �нզ�m/Postition of tone marks:   ��b���`��/at the end of the syllable

   �|��/Examples:     fu1  fu2  fu3  fu4  fu5  fu6

6. �����r��/Finals illustrated with Chinese characters

    i(��)   ip(��)   it(��)   ik(��)   im(�{)   in(��)  ing(�P)            iu(��)
   yu(��)           yut(��)                    yun(�])
    u(��)   up       ut(��)   uk(��)   um       un(�e)  ung(�P)   ui(��)
    e(��)   ep       et       ek(��)   em       en      eng(�G)   ei(�|)   eu
		    eot(�L)                    eon(��)           eoi(��)
   oe(��)                    oek(�d)                   oeng(��)
    o(��)            ot(��)   ok(��)            on(��)  ong(��)   oi(�})   ou(Ĭ)
	    ap(��)   at(��)   ak(��)   am(��)   an(�s)  ang(��)   ai(��)   au(��)
   aa(�F)  aap(��)  aat(�b)  aak(��)  aam(�T)  aan(�s) aang(�|)  aai(�p)  aau(��)