Sidney Lau romanisation
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Sidney Lau is a system of romanisation for Standard Cantonese, developed by Sidney Lau for teaching Cantonese. It was developed for use in Cantonese radio, and is essentially an adaptation of the Meyer-Wempe romanisation.
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[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] | |
| 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] | |
| e [ɛː] | ei [ei] | eng [ɛːŋ] | ek [ɛːk] | |||||
| 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] | ||
| oo [uː] | ooi [uːi] | oon [uːn] | ung [ʊŋ] | oot [uːt] | uk [ʊk] | |||
| euh [œː] | ui [ɵy] | un [ɵn] | eung [œːŋ] | ut [ɵt] | euk [œːk] | |||
| 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 |
