| Putonghua initial |
Cantonese initial |
Example (characters) | Example (words) |
|---|---|---|---|
| n | *n |
拿naa4, 奶naai5, 南naam4, 鬧naau6, 內noi6, 能nang4, 尼nei4, 你nei5, 年nin4, 鳥niu5 |
奶粉naai5 fan2, 能源nang4 jyun4, 你們nei5 mun4 |
| j | 擬ji5, 逆jik6, 釀joeng6, 凝jing4,虐joek6 |
叛逆bun6 jik6, 釀造joeng6 zou6, 虐待joek6 doi6 |
|
| ng | 牛ngau4 | 牛奶 ngau4 naai5 | |
| 例外 | 弄 lung6 碾zin2 |
玩弄wun6 lung6, 碾碎zin2 seoi3 |