Etymology

jyutping

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Today it means: A romanisation system for Cantonese developed by the Linguistic Society of Hong Kong (LSHK). Full definition →

Cantonese 粵拼
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The story

  1. Cantonese · borrowed from粵拼
  2. Cantonese · borrowed from粵拼
  3. English todayJyutping

Borrowed from Cantonese 粵拼 /粤拼 (jyut⁶ ping³).

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