There are 3 finals that have /-oe-/:
Neither Putonghua nor English has a vowel that is similar to Cantonese /-oe-/, though it is a rounded /-e-/, much like the French ‘eu’ in ‘neuf’, or a rounded British English ‘er’ in ‘her’.
For example:
靴 | 香 | 腳 |
---|---|---|
hoe1 | hoeng1 | goek3 |