Comparison of Cantonese romanization systems

The chart below shows the difference between S. L. Wong (romanization), Guangdong Romanization, Cantonese Pinyin, Jyutping, Yale, Sidney Lau, Meyer–Wempe, along with IPA, S. L. Wong phonetic symbols and Cantonese Bopomofo.

Chart

Initials

 IPAS. L.
Wong
Phonetic
Symbols
Bopomofo
Extended
S. L.
Wong
Romanization
Guangdong
Romanization
Cantonese
Pinyin
JyutpingYaleSidney
Lau
Meyer–
Wempe
[p]/b/bbbbbbp
[pʰ]/p/ppppppp'
[m]/m/mmmmmmm
[f]/f/fffffff
[t]/d/ddddddt
[tʰ]/t/ttttttt'
[n]/n/nnnnnnn
[l]/l/lllllll
[k]/g/ggggggk
[kʰ]/k/kkkkkkk'
[ŋ]/ŋ/ngngngngngngng
[h]/h/hhhhhhh
[ts]/dz/dzzdzzjjts
[tɕ]/dz₂/djjdzzjjch
[tsʰ]/ts/tsctscchchts'
[tɕʰ]/ts₂/chqtscchchch'
[s]/s/sssssss
[ɕ]/s₂/shxsssssh
[kʷ]/gw/ㄍㄨgwgugwgwgwgwkw
[kʷʰ]/kw/ㄎㄨkwkukwkwkwkwk'w
[j]/j/yyjjyyy/i
[w]/w/wwwwwww/oo

Finals

 IPAS. L.
Wong
Phonetic
Symbols
Bopomofo ExtendedS. L.
Wong
Romanization
Guangdong
Romanization
Cantonese
Pinyin
JyutpingYaleSidney
Lau
Meyer–
Wempe
[aː]/a/aaaaaaaaa
[aːi]/ai/aaiaiaaiaaiaaiaaiaai
[aːu]/au/aauaoaauaauaauaauaau
[aːm]/am/aamamaamaamaamaamaam
[aːn]/an/aananaanaanaanaanaan
[aːŋ]/aŋ/aangangaangaangaangaangaang
[aːp̚]/ap/ㄚㆴaapabaapaapaapaapaap
[aːt̚]/at/ㄚㆵaatadaataataataataat
[aːk̚]/ak/ㄚㆶaakagaakaakaakaakaak
[ɐi]/ɐi/aieiaiaiaiaiai
[ɐu]/ɐu/aueoauauauauau
[ɐm]/ɐm/ㆰ/ㆱamemamamamamam/om
[ɐn]/ɐn/anenananananan
[ɐŋ]/ɐŋ/angengangangangangang
[ɐp̚]/ɐp/ㄚㆴapebapapapapap/op
[ɐt̚]/ɐt/ㄚㆵatedatatatatat
[ɐk̚]/ɐk/ㄚㆶakegakakakakak
[ɛː]/ɛ/eéeeeee
[ei]/ei/eiéieieieieiei
()*[ɛːu]/ɛu/ㄝㄨ  eueu   
()*[ɛːm]/ɛm/ㄝㆬ  emem   
()*[ɛːn]/ɛn/ㄝㄣ  enen   
()[ɛːŋ]/ɛŋ/ㄝㆭengéngengengengengeng
()*[ɛːp̚]/ɛp/ㄝㆴ  epep   
( )[ɛːt̚]/ɛt/ㄝㆵ  etet   
()[ɛːk̚]/ɛk/ㄝㆶekégekekekekek
[iː]/i/iiiiiii
[iːu]/iu/ㄧㄨiuiuiuiuiuiuiu
[iːm]/im/ㄧㆬimimimimimimim
[iːn]/in/ㄧㄣininininininin
[eŋ]/eŋ/inginginginginginging
[iːp̚]/ip/ㄧㆴipibipipipipip
[iːt̚]/it/ㄧㆵitidititititit
[ek̚]/ek/ㄧㆶikigikikikikik
[ɔː]/ɔ/oooooohoh
[ɔːy]/ɔi/ㄛㄧoioioioioioioi
[ou]/ou/ouououououoo
[ɔːn]/ɔn/ㄛㄣononononononon
[ɔːŋ]/ɔŋ/ongongongongongongong
()[ɔːt̚]/ɔt/ㄛㆵotodototototot
[ɔːk̚]/ɔk/ㄛㆶokogokokokokok
[uː]/u/uuuuuoooo
[uːy]/ui/ㄨㄧuiuiuiuiuiooiooi
[uːn]/un/ㄨㄣunununununoonoon
[oŋ]/uŋ/ㄛㆭungungungungungungung
[uːt̚]/ut/ㄨㆵutudutututootoot
[ok̚]/uk/ㄨㆶukugukukukukuk
[œː]/œ/euêoeoeeueuhoeh
()[œːŋ]/œŋ/eungêngoengoengeungeungeung
()[œːk̚]/œk/ㄜㆶeukêgoekoekeukeukeuk
()[ɵy]/œy/ㄜㄩeueêuoeyeoieuiuiui
()[ɵn]/œn/eunênoeneoneununun
()[ɵt̚]/œt/ㄛㆵeutêdoeteoteututut
[yː]/y/ueüyyuyuueue
[yːn]/yn/ㄩㄣuenünynyunyunuenuen
[yːt̚]/yt/ㄩㆵuetüdytyutyutuetuet
[m̩]/m/mmmmmmm
[ŋ̍]/ŋ/ngngngngngngng

Tones

IPA Jyutping Cantonese
Pinyin
Yale Guangdong
Romanization
Sidney
Lau
Spanish
Romanization
íː i1 i1 ī i1 i hou
îː i1 i1 ì i1 i1 hou
ǐː i2 i2 í i2 i2 hoú
īː i3 i3 i i3 i3 hou
i̭ː i4 i4 ìh i4 i4 hou
i̬ː i5 i5 íh i5 i5 hoú
ìː i6 i6 ih i6 i6 hou
ɪ́k̚ ik1 ik7 īk ig1 ik1 sɇk
ɪ̄k̚ ik3 ik8 ik ig3 ik3 sɇk
ɪ̀k̚ ik6 ik9 ihk ig6 ik6 sɇk
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