2.1 The /-aa-/ Finals of Cantonese

There are 9 finals that have /-aa-/:

aa

Cantonese /-aa-/ is more open than Putonghua [a], like the English ‘a’ in ‘father’.
For example:

gaa1 gaai1 gaau1
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gaam1 gaan1 gaang1
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laap6 laat6 laak6
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