Hagfa Pinyim () is a system of romanization used to transcribe Chinese characters as used in Hakka into Latin script. Hagfa Pinyim was developed by Lau Chun-fat () for use in his Hakka Pinyin Dictionary () that was published in 1997. The romanization system is named after the Pinyin system used for Mandarin Chinese and is designed to resemble Pinyin.
Current system Hagfa Pinyim uses the Latin alphabet and numbers to indicate tones. A single hyphen is used to represent a compound. The vowels listed are conventional forms, however irregular forms may occur.
Consonants Hagfa PinyimExtended bopomofoIPAExamplesbㄅpbag5 pㄆpʰpag6 dㄉtdu3 tㄊtʰtai4 gㄍkga1 kㄎkʰkiung4 zㄗtszo4 cㄘtsʰca1 sㄙsse4 jㄐtɕji1 qㄑtɕʰqi2 xㄒɕxi4 lㄌlli1 mㄇmmi3 nㄋnnai2 ngㄫŋngiu2 fㄈffi1 vㄪv/ʋvun2 hㄏhheu4
Semivowel Hagfa PinyimExtended bopomofoIPAExamplesyㄧjyi1
Vowels
Hagfa PinyimExtended bopomofoIPAaㄚaiㄧiuㄨueㄝeoㄛoiㄭɨ/ɹ̩
Tones Tone numberChinese tone nameMeixianHuiyangHong KongSixianHailuExamples1yinping (dark even)4444332453fon1 2yangping (light even)1111111155teu2 3yinshang (dark rising)3131313124hi3 3yangshang (light rising) (merged with yinshang)3131313124hi3 4yinqu (dark departing)5253535511mian4 4yangqu (light departing)————335yinru (dark entering)113225zug5 6yangru (light entering)55552sid6 All words are written in their original tones instead of tones with tone sandhi.
See also PinFa, Guangdong Romanization for Hakka Pha̍k-fa-sṳ Hakka Pinyin System
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