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Most frequent pronunciations are written in bold.

Entries are generally listed from left to right in order of frequency of correspondence.

Uncommon or special pronunciation cases are marked.

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A

Mandarin

Cantonese
a a || yim#
ai ngoi || oi || aai || ngaai || ngaam || ngai# || yi#
an ngon || on || am || ngam || yim#
ang ngong || ngon#
ao aau || nap || ngaau || ngou || ou || wa*

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B

Mandarin

Cantonese
ba ba || pa || baat || bat
bai baai || baak
ban baan || bun || pun || paan || faan#
bang bong || pong || paang#
bao baau || paau || bou || bok || buk || pou#
bei bei || bui || baai || bak || pui || pei#
ben ban || bun || haang
beng bang || bam || bing# || paang# || pong#
bi bei || bai || bik || bat || pai || pei || bit# || but#
bian bin || pin
biao biu || piu
bie bit
bin ban || pan
bing beng || bing || ping# || ban#
bo
bo || bok || baak || but || maak || paak || bat || bui# || tok* || mok* || bai*
bu bat || bou || buk || fau

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C

Mandarin

Cantonese
ca chaak || chaat
cai chaai || choi
can chaam || chaan
cang chong || cheung*
cao chou
ce chaak || jak || chak || chi#
cen cham || sam
ceng chang
cha cha || chaat || chaap || saat
chai chaai || chaak
chan chaam || chaan || sim || sin || chin || saan || chim# || jin#
chang cheung || chaang || seung || chong || chung# || jeung#
chao chaau || chiu || cheuk || jaau#
che che || chit || jai#
chen chan || sam || san || chaang || cham
cheng sing || chaang || ching
chi chi || chai || chek || chik || hek || jai# || si#
ching jing || geng || jing || jeng || king || jing* || gwing* || hang* || hing# || gang#
chong chung || sung || jung# || tung#
chou chau || sau#
chu cheui || cheut || chyu || cho || chu || jeut || juk# || jyut# || chyun#
chua cha
chuai chaai || chi* || chyun# || jyut#
chuan chyun || syun#
chuang chong || cheung*
chui seui || cheui
chun seun || cheun
chuo cheuk || chuk || jyut
ci chi || sik
cong chung || sung || cheung*
cou chau
cu chou || chuk || chyun || jeut
cuan chyun
cui cheui || seui
cun chyun
cuo cho || chou || chok || chyut

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D

Mandarin

Cantonese
da da || daap || daat || daai || taan
dai daai || doi || taai || toi || dai#
dan daan || daam || taan#
dao dou || tou
de dak || dai || dei || dik#
dei dak
deng dang
di dai || dei || dik || tai || daai || dek
dian dim || din || tim# || tin*
diao diu
die dit || dip || de
ding ding || deng
diu diu
dong dung || dong
dou dau || dou
du dou || duk || tou#
duan dyun
dui deui || jeui*
dun deun || teun || dan
duo do || dyut || jyut || dok || to

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E

Mandarin

Cantonese
e aak || aat || ei || ngaat || ngak || ngo || o
ei ei
en on || yan || ngan#
er yi || nei#

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F

Mandarin

Cantonese
fa faat || fat
fan faan
fang fong
fei fei || fai || fe || bei#
fen fan
feng fung
fo fat
fou fau
fu fu || fat || fuk || fauh || baak || buk || bok* || fu*

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G

Mandarin

Cantonese
ga ga || gaap#
gai goi || koi || gaai#
gan gaam || gam || gon || gung*
gang gong || ngong || jong#
gao gaau || gou || hou
ge gok || go || gaak || gap || gat || got || hap || gwo#
gei kap
gen gan || gang#
geng gang || gaang
gong gung || gwang || gong#
gou gau || kau || ngau
gu gu || gwat || ku || guk || kuk*
gua gwa || gwaat || gwat# || wa# || kwa*
guai gwaai || gwaak
guan gun || gwaan || fun*
guang gwong || kwaang#
gui gwai || kui || kwai# || gei*
gun gwan
guo gwo || gwok || kwut || gwaak || gwik || wo

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H

Mandarin

Cantonese
ha ha
hai haai || hoi
han hon || haam || ham || gon*
hang haang || hong
hao hou || hok || kok#
he hap || wo || ho || hat || he || haak || hok || hot || kok || wat*
hei hak || hei
hen han
heng hang || waang
hoi haai || hoi
hong hung || hong || gwang || wang
hou hau
hu fat || huk || fu || wu || gu* || wat#
hua fa || wa || waak || waat || gwat*
huai waai || wui || wa
huan wun || fun || seun#
huang wong || fong
hui wui || fui || fai || kui || kwui || seui || wai
hun fan || wan
huo fo || waak || wo || wok || wut || fok || kut

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J

Mandarin

Cantonese
ja jaap
jan jaan
ji jai || gai || gei || jek || kap || kei || jik || jip || gik || gap ||
kek || jaap || hai || gwai || gat || kai || chap || ji || saap || chai#
jia ga || aat || gaap || gaat || haap || jip || gaai# || ngaat*
jian gaam || jin || gaan || gim || gin || jim || chin || chim || laam# || yin*
jiang gong || jeung || keung || geung || gwing# || hung#
jiao gaau || giu || gok || jiu || haau || jeuk || geuk || hiu# || yiu*
jie gaai || git || jip || jit || kit || je || ga || gip
jin gam || gan || jeun || kam || ging#
jiong gwing || kwan#
jiu gau || jau || kau || gaau || gat
ju guk || geui || jeui || keui || gat || kek || gwat# || jeun#
juan gyun || jyun || syun*
jue gok || kyut || fok || keuk || gwat || jyut#
jun gwan || jeun || kwan || wan# || syun*

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K

Mandarin

Cantonese
ka ka || lok#
kai hoi || kaai || kai || kat || haai#
kan hon || haam || ham
kang kang || hong || gong#
kao haau || kaau || hou
ke fo || ho || haak || hak || hap || hok || hot || kat || o || kok# || ngo* || wo*
kei hak
ken han || hang
keng haang || hang#
kong hung
kou kau
ku fu || huk || fat || ngat
kua kwa
kuai faai || gui || kui || kwaai || kwui || gwaai || gaai*
kuan fun
kuang fong || hong || kong || kwaang || kwang || kwong || gwong#
kui kui || kwai || faai || fui || gwai || ngai* || wai#
kun gwan || kwan
kuo fut || kong || kwut || kwok || gwok#

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L

Mandarin

Cantonese
la la || laai || laap || laat || laam#
lai laai || loi
lan laam || laan
lang long
lao laau || lou || lok
le liu || laak || lok || ngok || lak
lei loi || leui || la || laai || lyut || lak || lei#
leng ling || laang
li lai || lik || lap || nap || lei || leut || li || dai#
lia leung
lian lim || lin || lyun
liang leung || leng || long#
liao liu
lie le || leui || lit || lip || lyut
lin lam || leun
ling ling || lim*
liu lau || luk
lo lo
long lung
lou lau || lou#
lu leui || lou || luk || lau || lyut || leut || lei#
luan lyun || leun#
lue leuk
lun leun
luo lo || lok || lyut || leui#

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M

Mandarin

Cantonese
m mou
ma ma || mo# || mut# || nga*
mai maai || mak
man maan || mun || maai
mang mong || maang
mao maau || mau || mou
me mo
mei mei || mui || mai || mut#
men mun
meng maang || mang || mung || man#
mi mai || mat || mei || mik || nei || bei# || fuk*
mian min || man# || tin*
miao miu
mie mit || me || mat# || mei*
min man || ming#
ming ming
miu mau
mo mo || mut || mou || mok || mak
mou mau
mu maau || mou || muk || mau || mok

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N

Mandarin

Cantonese
na na || naap || naat || no
nai naai || noi
nan naam || naan
nang nong || lung#
nao naau || nou || yiu#
ne ne || na || naap
nei noi || na || neui
nen nyun
neng nang
ni nei || nik || nai || ngai || yi# || yik* || ngaak*
nian nin || lim || nim || nan || lin# || nip* || ya*
niang neung || yeung#
niao niu || nau#
nie jip || nip || ngat || yit || yip#
nin nei
ning ning || ying#
niu nau || nuk || ngaau# || ngau#
nong nung
nu neui || nou
nuan hyun
nue yeuk
nuo no || nok || nik

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O

Mandarin

Cantonese
o ngo || o || ou# || ngok#
on ngon
ong ong || hong#
ou au || ngau

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P

Mandarin

Cantonese
pa pa || paak || ba*
pai pai || paak || baai* || bik* || pui#
pan paan || pun || bun || mun|| baan#
pang pong || bam || bun#
pao paau || pou
pei pei || pui || bei#
pen pun || pan#
peng paang || pang || ping || pung || fung*
pi pai || pei || pik || pek || pat || be || bei* || pui#
pian pin
piao piu
pie pit
pin ping || ban || pan
ping ping || pang
po bo || po || baak || paak || pok || put || bik* || bok#
pou pau || fau*
pu pou || puk || buk || bou || pok || fu*

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Q

Mandarin

Cantonese
qi kei || chai || chap || chat || hei || kai || hai || yap || chik ||
hat || ngat || yi# || chi# || gei# || jik# || kwai# || gat*
qia haap || hap || ka
qian chim || chin || him || hin || ham || kim || kin || sin || yun# || gin# || haan# || hip*
qiang cheung || chong || keung || hong || geung#
qiao chiu || haau || hiu || hok || kiu || jeuk || giu*
qie chit || che || ke || kit || chip || hip || haap || chai*
qin chan || cham || cheun || gam || kam || kan || yam
qing ching || hing || chan || king || cheng
qiong kung || king
qiu kau || chau || jau# || yau#
qu cheui || keui || geui || gwik || heui || jeui || jeut || kuk || wat
quan chyun || hyun || kyun || gyun*
que kok || kyut || cheuk || jeuk || ke || keuk
qui kui
qun kwan || seun

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R

Mandarin

Cantonese
ran yim || yin
rang yeung || nong
rao naau || yiu
re ye || yit || nok*
ren yan || yam || nam || ying#
reng wing || ying#
ri yat
rong wing || yung
rou yau || yuk# || nau*
ru yu || yap || yuk
rua no
ruan yun
rui yeui || seui#
run yeun
ruo yeuk || no* || nok* || ye*

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S

Mandarin

Cantonese
sa sa || saa || saat || saap || so#
sai soi || choi#
san saam || saan
sang song
sao sou
sau sau
se sik || saap || sak || sap* || sat#
seng jang
sha sa || saat || so || ha || saap
shai saai || sai || sik
shan saan || saam || sim || sin || chaam* || jin#
shang seung || heung#
shao siu || cheuk || saau || seuk || tiu#
she chit || se || che || jit || sit || sip || jip*
shei seui
shen san || sam || chan || jaap* || jan*
sheng sing || saang || sang
shi chi || jik || sat || sek || si || sik || sai || sap || sit# || saai# || heui# || jaap*
shou sau
shu syu || chuk || so || suk || seut || chyu# || heui# || seui# || shu# || jyu* || sau*
shua chaat || sa#
shuai seui || seut || lat
shuan saan
shuang seung || song
shui seui
shun seun || syun#
shuo sek || syut || seuk || sok || jeuk
si ji || sei || si || sai# || chi*
song sung || chung# || jung#
sou sau || juk#
su sou || suk || chuk || juk#
suan syun
sui seui || cheui || niu#
sun syun || seun || jeun#
suo so || sok || saak || suk#

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T

Mandarin

Cantonese
ta ta || daap || taap || taat || chaat
tai taai || toi
tan taam || taan
tang tong || chong*
tao tou
te dak || tik || nik*
teng tang
ti tai || dai || tik || tek
tian tin || tim
tiao tiu
tie tip || tit
ting teng || ting || ding*
tong tung || dung
tou tau || sik*
tu tou || dat || tuk || gu*
tuan tyun || teun
tui teui || tik# || seui*
tun tyun || tan || taan#
tuo to || tok || tyut || teu || tou*

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U

Mandarin

Cantonese

u

 m || ng#

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W

Mandarin

Cantonese
wa wa || waat || mat || nga || wo#
wai waai || ngoi# || wa#
wan maan || waan || wun || yun || gun#
wang mong
wei wai || wui || mei || ngai || fui#
wen man || wan || wat#
weng yung || ung
wo ngak || ngo || nguk || ngaak || waat || wo || gwo# || wa*
wong wong
wu mou || ng || wu || mat || ngat || nguk || yuk#

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Mandarin

Cantonese
xi hai || jaap || hei || sik || kap || sai || gwik || jik || saai || sek ||
kai || hat || tik# || yik# || ji# || jek# || sat# || chai# || chi# || cheuk*
xia ha || hap || hat || jaap || haap || la || haak#
xian sin || haam || haan || ham || him || hin || cham || chim || yin || yim# || yun#
xiang heung || seung || cheung || jeung || hong
xiao siu || haau || hiu || ngaau || chiu#
xie se || haai || gaai || hip || hyut || je || sit || kit || hit || che || git* || kwai#
xin san || seun || cham || yam || yan || hing#
xing sing || hang || ying || sang || hing#
xiong hung || hing || gung#
xiu sau || yau || chau || jau || nau*
xu seui || heui || jeui || chuk || gwik || seut || waak || wu# ||
yu# || yuk# || suk# || sou# || cheui# || juk# || sai#
xuan syun || yun || hyun || sin# || hin#
xue hok || hyut || syut || keuk || jit || heu || yut# || sit# || yeuk#
xuei seui
xun cheun || seun || cham || jam || fan || hyun# || jeun#

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Y

Mandarin

Cantonese
ya a || ngaap || aat || nga || ngaai || ngaak || ngaat || jaat# || ye#
yai ngaai
yan yim || yin || yun || ngaam || ngaan || yan# || sim*
yang yang || yung# || cheung*
yao yiu || yeuk || ngaau || miu#
yau yau
ye ya || ye || yik || yip || yit || yat#
yi yi || yik || ngaai || ai || ngai || ngat || yip || 
yat || dit# || gou# || mei# || wai# || yeui# || yut#
yin yam || yan || ngan || wan#
ying ying || ang || ngaang || ngang || wing
yo yo
yong yung || wing || chung*
you yau
yu yu || yuk || wat || wik || wu# || tong*
yuan yun || wun || yiu*
yue yeuk || yut || ngok
yun wan || yan || wat* || tong*

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Z

Mandarin

Cantonese
za jaap || jaat || jim# || ja# || jaak#
zai joi || jai
zan jaan || jaam || jaat# || ja#
zang jong
zao chou || jok || jou
ze jak || jik || jaak
zei chaak
zen jam
zeng jang || jung
zha ja || jaap || jaat || chaak
zhai jaak || jak || jaai#
zhan jin || jaan || jaam || jim || nim* || yan*
zhang cheung || jeung
zhao jaau || jiu || chiu || jeuk || siu
zhe je || jip || jit || chit || jaak
zhei je
zhen jam || jan || jeun || jing
zheng jang || jing || jeng || ching#
zhi chi || ji || jik || jit || dit || jap || jat || jek || jai || jaak || si# || kei# || dai#
zho jok
zhong jung || chung
zhou jau || juk || jaau
zhu juk || jyu || chyu || jeuk || jo || seut
zhua jaau || ja#
zhuai yai
zhuan jyun || jaan || syun#
zhuang jong || tong
zhui jeui || chyun#
zhun jeun
zhung ngong
zhuo cheuk || jeuk || jok || juk || jyut || deuk
zi ji || chi* || joi* || jik#
zian gin
zing sing#
zong jung || chung#
zou jau
zu jo || juk || jou || jeut
zuan jaan || jyun
zui jeui
zun jeun || jyun
zuo jok || cheuk || jo || jeut || chyut || jyut || jou#

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