| Putonghua initial |
Cantonese initial |
Example (characters) | Example (words) |
|---|---|---|---|
| j | *z | 積zik1, 疾zat6, 濟zai3, 寂zik6, 煎zin1, 賤zin6, 將zoeng1, 蕉ziu1, 接zip3 |
積分zik1 fan1, 疾病zat6 beng6, 將軍zoeng1 gwan1 |
| *g | 機gei1, 擊gik1, 雞gai1, 急gap1, 極gik6, 己gei2, 計gai3, 家gaa1, 甲gaap3, 京ging1 |
機會gei1 wui6, 雞蛋gai1 daan2, 甲等gaap3 dang2 |
|
| *k | 級kap1, 給kap1, 揭kit3,
鯨king4, 舅kau5, 拘keoi1, 距keoi5, 決kyut3 |
揭曉kit3 hiu2, 拘留keoi1 lau4, 決定kyut3 ding6 |
|
| c | 緝cap1, 輯cap1,
踐cin5, 請cing2 |
通緝tung1 cap1, 實踐sat6 cin5, 請求cing2 kau4 |
|
| gw | 倔gwat6, 掘gwat6 | 倔強gwat6 koeng5, 發掘faat3 gwat6 |
|
| h | 僥hiu1, 酵haau1, 圈hyun1 | 僥倖hiu1 hang6,
發酵faat3 haau1, |
|
| 例外 | 圾 saap3,靚leng3 | 垃圾laap6 saap3 |