pycantonese.jyutping_to_tipa

pycantonese.jyutping_to_tipa(jp_str)

Convert Jyutping romanization into LaTeX TIPA.

Parameters:

jp_str (str) – Jyutping romanization for one or multiple characters.

Returns:

list[str]

Raises:

ValueError – If the Jyutping romanization is illegal (e.g., with unrecognized elements).

Examples

>>> jyutping_to_tipa("gwong2dung1waa2")  # 廣東話, Cantonese
['k\super w ON25', 'tUN55', 'wa25']