劉錫祥 광동어 로마자 표기법
발음가이드 – Tones

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광동어 Tones:

Each row of the Tones table contains:

the Sidney Lau System representation of a 광동어 tone,
a description of the tone,
a 광동어 example word (or two) in that tone,
the 광동어 character(s) for the 광동어 example word(s),
the meaning(s) of the 광동어 example word(s),
optional comments.

Tone Symbols	English Explanation	Example Word(s)	Example Character(s)	Example Meaning(s)	Comments
N°	high flat	si^1° ga¹ je^2°	詩家姐	poem elder sister	1° signifies the high flat tone. If ° appears after tones 2, 3, 4, 5, or 6, it signifies that the word should be pronounced in tone 1°, and that 1° is not the original/normal tone of the word.
1	high falling	tim¹	添	Final Particle expressing the idea of addition or regret.	In modern Hong Kong 광동어, very few words are spoken in this tone. This is one of the few exceptions.
2 or N*	mid rising	si² nui^5*	屎女	excreta daughter	If * appears after tones 1, 3, 4, 5, or 6, it signifies that the word should be pronounced in tone 2, and that 2 is not the original/normal tone of the word.
3	mid flat	si³	試	try
4	low falling	si⁴	時	time
5	low rising	si⁵	市	city
6	low flat	si⁶	是	is

In the Martha Lam and Stanley Po system, the tones are represented by diacritics (i.e. symbols written above the words). Note that the high falling tone and high flat tone are not differentiated – they are written in the same way, and both pronounced in the high flat tone.

Sidney Lau Tone Symbols	N°	1	2 or N^*	3	4	5	6
Sidney Lau Example	ba^1°	ba¹	ba²	ba³	ba⁴	ba⁵	ba⁶
Martha Lam Stanley Po Diacritic	o	o	/	–	\	˘	=
Martha Lam Stanley Po Example	bå	bå	bá	bā	bà	bă	ba

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	Section:	Initials Finals Tones
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劉錫祥 광동어 로마자 표기법발음가이드 – Tones

광동어 Tones:

劉錫祥 광동어 로마자 표기법
발음가이드 – Tones