There are many romanization systems for Cantonese.  Most modern reference books and textbooks are now using Yale romanization, but there are older systems that were used in older references.  A new romanization system, called "jyutping" was adopted by the Linguistic Society of Hong Kong in 1993.  While few reference books have been published which use this system and most western universities continue to use Yale, "jyutping" will enjoy increasing popularity.

This website uses the Yale romanization system for Cantonese.  Those familiar with or dealing with other romanization systems may wish to convert to and from other systems.

Yale Romanization			Jyutping Sydney-Lau Meyer-Wempe Note that tone marks for Meyer-Wempe should be placed above the vowel when written rather than at the side as displayed here. The symbol "v" is used for a tone mark, It should not be mistaken for the letter.
	High Tone
	High Falling
	Mid Tone
	Mid Rising
	Low Tone
	Low Rising
	Low Falling

Convert Yale Cantonese Romanization Input only one syllable at a time. Do not include the "h" in low tone words, this may cause you to receive incorrect results.

Yale Tone Marks & Website Adaptations
	High Tone	High Falling	Mid Tone	Mid Rising	Low Tone	Low Rising	Low Falling
Yale			a e i o u		ah eh ih oh uh
Web	-a-	\a\	a	/a/	ah	/ah/	\ah\

Convert Other Romanizations to Yale Input only one syllable at a time.  Do not include the "h" in low tone words, this may cause you to receive incorrect results. Jyutping (include tone number) Yale Romanization Sydney-Lau (include tone number) Meyer-Wempe Upper Even Note that tone marks for Cantonese Yale Romanization should be placed above the vowel when written rather than at the side as displayed here. See the chart above. Upper Rising Upper Going Middle Entering Upper Entering Lower Even Lower Rising Lower Going Lower Entering

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