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jyutping

/jut pʰɪŋ/

jyutping is the alternative letter-case form of Jyutping.

Proper noun capitalized: Jyutping

Jyutping

  1. A romanisation system for Cantonese developed by the Linguistic Society of Hong Kong (LSHK).

Origin of jyutping

Borrowed from Cantonese 粵拼 /粤拼 (jyut⁶ ping³).

Questions about jyutping

What does jyutping mean?
Jyutping means a romanisation system for Cantonese developed by the Linguistic Society of Hong Kong (LSHK).
What is jyutping the alternative letter-case form of?
Jyutping is the alternative letter-case form of Jyutping.
What part of speech is jyutping?
Jyutping is a proper noun.
How do you pronounce jyutping?
Jyutping is pronounced /jut pʰɪŋ/.

Words near jyutping in the dictionary

  1. Jyotis
  2. Jyotsna
  3. jys
  4. Jystrup
  5. Jyuguang
  6. jyutping
  7. Jyväskylä
  8. Jász-Nagykun-Szolnok
  9. jäger
  10. Jäger bomb
  11. Jäger bombs

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