See Cantonese phonology for a more thorough look at the sounds of Cantonese Chinese. Please note that English equivalents given in this page may only represent very approximate sounds to the original pronunciations.
^/kʷ/ is often merged with /k/ before /ɔ/ in Hong Kong Cantonese.
^/kʷʰ/ is often merged with /kʰ/ before /ɔ/ in Hong Kong Cantonese.
^Initial /ŋ/ is not pronounced in Hong Kong Cantonese by younger speakers, leaving a glottal stop /ʔ/ before a, e, o, and initial /n/ may be replaced by /l/.
^Final /ŋ/ may be merged into /n/ in Hong Kong Cantonese, except after /ɪ, ʊ/. /i, u/ in diphthongs are equivalent to a final /j, w/. After rounded vowels, a i becomes /y/.