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Meyer-wempe
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The Meyer-Wempe Romanisation system was developed by two Catholic Missionaries in Hong Kong , Bernhard F. Meyer and Theodore F. Wempe , during the 1920s and 1930s .


INITIALS



FINALS

  • The finals ''m'' and ''ng'' can only be used as standalone Nasal syllables.



TONES

Unlike most Cantonese romanization systems, Meyer-Wempe indicates the entering tones, for a total of ten tones.