Sidney Lau romanisation
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Chinese language
General Chinese
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Cantonese
For Standard Cantonese
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Wu
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Sidney Lau is a system of romanisation for Standard Cantonese, developed by Sidney Lau for teaching Cantonese.
Tones
Seven tones are indicated using superscripted numbers.
| Tone description | Marking |
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| high falling 1 | [a^1] |
| middle rising 2 | [a^2] |
| middle level 3 | [a^3] |
| high level 10 | [a^] |
| low falling 4 | [a^4] |
| low rising 5 | [a^5] |
| low level 6 | [a^6] |
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