Putonghua Tone 3 usually corresponds to eitherTone 2 or Tone 5 in Cantonese.

tones3

Examples

Hanyu Pinyin characters Jyutping English
xǐshǒu 洗手 sai2 • sau2 wash hands
xuǎnjǔ 選舉 syun2 • geoi2 election
mǔyǔ 母語 mou5 • jyu5 mother tongue
yǒngyuǎn 永遠 wing5 • jyun5 forever
guǎnlǐ 管理 gun2 • lei5 management
lǎobǎn 老板 lou5 • baan2 boss

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