Jyutcitzi is a way to write Cantonese phonetically using glyphs based on Chinese characters devised by the Cantonese Script Reform Society (粵字改革學會). Jyutcitzi is based on the traditional Chinese phonetic principle of faancit (反切 - fǎnqiè in Mandarin). The faancit principle takes the initial and the final of two Chinese characters, and combines them to produce a third. Jyutcitzi also allows the incorporation of semanophores, also known as semantic components, into the construction of the Chinese character.
人人生出嚟就係自由嘅，喺尊嚴同權利上一律平等。佢哋具有理性同良心，而且應該用兄弟間嘅關係嚟互相對待。
人人生出嚟就系自由慨，喺尊严同权利上一律平等。渠哋具有理性同良心，而且应该用兄弟间慨关系嚟互相对待
Jan⁴jan⁴ saang¹ceot¹lai⁴ zau⁶hai⁶ zi⁶jau⁴ ge³, hai² zyun¹jim⁴ tung⁴ kyun⁴lei⁵ soeng⁶ jat¹leot⁶ ping⁴dang². Keoi⁵dei⁶ geoi⁶jau⁵ lei⁵sing³ tung⁴ loeng⁴sam¹, ji⁴ce³ jing¹goi¹ jung⁶ hing¹dai⁶gaan¹ ge³ gwaan¹hai⁶ lai⁶ wu⁶soeng¹ deoi³doi⁶.
All human beings are born free and equal in dignity and rights. They are endowed with reason and conscience and should act towards one another in a spirit of brotherhood.
(Article 1 of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights)
More details of Jyutcitzi
https://github.com/jyutcitzi
https://haemzbaengzlaengz.medium.com/a-guide-to-jyutcitzi-part-1-of-many-to-come-f6fc8811274d
https://github.com/jyutcitzi/jyutcitzi-fonts
https://zh-yue.wikipedia.org/wiki/粵切字
https://www.facebook.com/粵字改革學會-Cantonese-Script-Reform-Society-100970604906256/
Information about Cantonese | Phrases | Numbers | Family words | Time expressions | Tower of Babel | Cantonese courses on: Amazon.com and Amazon.co.uk [affilate links]
Constructed scripts for: Ainu | Arabic | Chinese languages | Dutch | English | Hawaiian | Hungarian | Japanese | Korean | Lingala | Malay & Indonesian | Persian | Tagalog / Filipino | Russian | Sanskrit | Spanish | Taino | Turkish | Vietnamese | Welsh | Other natural languages | Colour-based scripts | Tactile scripts | Phonetic/universal scripts | Constructed scripts for constructed languages | Adaptations of existing alphabets | Fictional alphabets | Magical alphabets | A-Z index | How to submit a constructed script
[top]
Why not share this page:
If you like this site and find it useful, you can support it by making a donation via PayPal or Patreon, or by contributing in other ways. Omniglot is how I make my living.
Note: all links on this site to Amazon.com
Get a 30-day Free Trial of Amazon Prime (UK)
If you're looking for home or car insurance in the UK, why not try Policy Expert?
[top]
