Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

jyutping

/jut pʰɪŋ/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: jyut-ping
IPA: /jut pʰɪŋ/

21

Scrabble Score

8

Letters

2

Syllables

8

Unique Chars

Meaning

name

A romanisation system for Cantonese developed by the Linguistic Society of Hong Kong (LSHK).

noun

Alternative letter-case form of Jyutping.

Uncountable

Etymology

Borrowed from Cantonese 粵拼 /粤拼 (jyut⁶ ping³).

Usage

Uncountable

Questions

How do you pronounce jyutping?: The recorded pronunciation is /jut pʰɪŋ/.
What does jyutping mean?: A romanisation system for Cantonese developed by the Linguistic Society of Hong Kong (LSHK).
Where does jyutping come from?: Borrowed from Cantonese 粵拼 /粤拼 (jyut⁶ ping³).

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