pycantonese.parse_jyutping¶
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pycantonese.parse_jyutping(jp_str)[source]¶ Parse Jyutping romanization into onset, nucleus, code, and tone.
- Parameters
- jp_strstr
Jyutping romanization for one or multiple characters.
- Returns
- list[tuple[str]]
- Raises
- ValueError
If the Jyutping romanization is illegal (e.g., with unrecognized elements).
Examples
>>> parse_jyutping("gwong2dung1waa2") # 廣東話, Cantonese [('gw', 'o', 'ng', '2'), ('d', 'u', 'ng', '1'), ('w', 'aa', '', '2')]