| Putonghua initial |
Cantonese initial |
Example (characters) | Example (words) |
|---|---|---|---|
| zh | *z | 占zim1, 張zoeng1, 招ziu1,
遮ze1, 真zan1, 政zing3, 支zi1, 中zung1, 朱zyu1 |
占卜zim1 buk1
真正zan1 zing3 中國zung1 gwok3 |
| c | 診can2, 衷cung1, 柱cyu5,
卓coek3 |
診所can2 so2
柱體cyu5 tai2 卓越coek3 jyut6 |
|
| s | 肇siu6, 兆siu6 | 肇事siu6 si6 | |
| d | 秩dit6, 啄doek3 | 秩序dit6 zeoi6
啄食doek3 sik6 |