| Putonghua initial |
Cantonese initial |
Example (characters) | Example (words) |
|---|---|---|---|
| q | *c | 臍ci4, 妻cai1, 千cin1, 前cin4, 槍coeng1, 牆coeng4, 悄ciu2, 切cai3, 侵cam1 |
妻子cai1 zi2,
千萬cin1 maan6, 切割cai3 got3 |
| *k | 其kei4, 企kei5, 啟kai2,
強koeng4, 鉗kim4, 橋kiu4, 琴kam4, 傾king1, 茄ke2 |
企業kei5 jip6,
強盜koeng4 dou6, 琴聲kam4 sing1 |
|
| *h | 起hei2, 氣hei3, 洽hap6, 牽hin1, 欠him3, 腔hong1, 敲haau1, 巧haau2, 怯hip3, 慶hing3, 去heoi3 |
起飛hei2 fei1,
乖巧gwaai1 haau2, 去世heoi3 sai3 |
|
| j | 泣jap1, 鉛jyun4, 蚯jau1 | 哭泣huk1 jap1,
鉛筆jyun4 bat1, 蚯蚓jau1 jan5 |
|
| kw | 群kwan4, 裙kwan4 | 群體kwan4 tai2,
裙子kwan4 zi2 |
|
| 例外 | 竊sit3, 雀zoek3, 屈wat1 | 屈服wat1 fuk6 |