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Chinese languages
Standard Cantonese
The most important representative of the
Yüeh languages is Standard Cantonese
of Canton, Hong Kong, and Macau. It
has fewer initial consonants than Modern
Standard Chinese (p, t, ts, k and the
corresponding aspirated sounds ph, th,
tsh, kh; m, n, ; f, s, h; l, y), only one
medial semivowel (w), more vowels than
Modern Standard Chinese, six final
consonants (p, t, k, m, n, ), and two final
semivowels (y and w). The nasals m and
occur as syllables without a v
Standard Cantonese
The most important representative of the
Yüeh languages is Standard Cantonese
of Canton, Hong Kong, and Macau. It
has fewer initial consonants than Modern
Standard Chinese (p, t, ts, k and the
corresponding aspirated sounds ph, th,
tsh, kh; m, n, ; f, s, h; l, y), only one
medial semivowel (w), more vowels than
Modern Standard Chinese, six final
consonants (p, t, k, m, n, ), and two final
semivowels (y and w). The nasals m and
occur as syllables without a v