Peng'im
Sign in to save'''''' (: (Teochew) (Swatow), : or , : or ) is a Teochew language romanization system as a part of Guangdong Romanization published by Guangdong Provincial Education Department in 1960. The tone of this system is based on the Swatow dialect. The system uses the Latin alphabet to transcribe pronunciation and numbers to note tones.
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- Contents
- Alphabet
- Initials
- Finals
- Tones
- Differences in rime
- References
'''''' (: (Teochew) (Swatow), : or , : or ) is a Teochew language romanization system as a part of Guangdong Romanization published by Guangdong Provincial Education Department in 1960. The tone of this system is based on the Swatow dialect. The system uses the Latin alphabet to transcribe pronunciation and numbers to note tones.
Before that, another system called , which was introduced by the missionaries in 1875, had been widely used. Since Teochew has high phonetic similarity with Hokkien, another Southern Min variety, and can also be used to transcribe Teochew. The name is a transcription of "" using this system.
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