Design Choices

The Big Idea

How this makes Jyutping approachable

Problem 1: Unfriendly Romanization

Cantonese is a tonal language where the pitch and the inflection both carry meaning. For example, the phrases 你噉愛佢 and 你咁愛佢, sounds the same except for the tones but have completely different meaning. (The former means, “that twisted way you love him,” the latter, “the depth of your love for him”.) Conveying the tone is essential.

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