LSHK · 1993-12

Jyutping Cantonese Romanisation Scheme

lshk-yue-Hani-Latn-jyutping-1993

Authority: lshk
Year: 1993-12
Source script: Han (Hanzi, Kanji, Hanja) Hani · 500
Destination script: Latin Latn · 215
Language: Yue Chinese

The Linguistic Society of Hong Kong Cantonese Romanisation Scheme, or known as Jyutping, was designed and proposed by the Linguistic Society of Hong Kong in 1993. Jyutping is a new Cantonese romanization system which has many advantages. It is multifunctional, systematic, user-friendly, compatible with all possible modern Cantonese sounds, and solely based on alphanumeric characters without any diacritics and strange symbols. Jyutping can also be used as a Chinese computer input method. Its basic principles are simple, easy to learn, and professional.

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一二三四五六七八九十

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