HomoFast-eSpeak-Persian/phsource/ph_zh_yue

// Cantonese Chinese
//==================

//====================================================
//  Tone Numbers
//====================================================


phoneme 1   //  tone: high level
  stress
  tone 50 30 envelope/p_fall NULL
endphoneme


phoneme 2   //  tone: rise
  stress
  tone 30 50 envelope/p_rise NULL
endphoneme


phoneme 3   //  tone: mid level
  stress
  tone 30 30 envelope/p_level NULL
endphoneme


phoneme 4   //  tone: low fall
  stress
  tone 20 10 envelope/p_fall NULL
endphoneme


phoneme 5   //  tone: low rise
  stress
  tone 10 30 envelope/p_rise NULL
endphoneme


phoneme 6   //  tone: low level
  stress
  tone 20 20 envelope/p_level NULL
endphoneme


//====================================================
//  Consonants
//====================================================


phoneme z  // [ts]
  vls alv afr sibilant
  vowelin f1=0  f2=1700 -300 300  f3=-100 80
  vowelout f1=0 f2=1700 -300 250  f3=-100 80  rms=20
  lengthmod 2
  wave ustop/ts
endphoneme


phoneme c  // [tS]
  vls pla afr sibilant
  vowelin f1=0  f2=2300 200 400  f3=-100 80
  lengthmod 2
  wave ustop/tsh
  before _ ustop/tsh_
  switchvoicing dZ
endphoneme


phoneme ng   // synonym for [N]
  vcd vel nasal
  starttype N  endtype N
  vowelout f1=3 f2=2300 300 400  f3=-200 80  len=40 rms=20 brk
  length 100
  formants NULL
  after _ nn/_nn
  before _ nn/nn_
  before (r) nn/nnj
  lengthmod 8            // longer than 'n'
endphoneme



//====================================================
//  Vowels and Diphtnongs
//====================================================



phoneme aa
  vowel starttype (a) endtype (a)
  length 230
  formants vowel/aa
endphoneme

phoneme aai
  vowel starttype (a) endtype (i)
  length 270
  formants vdiph/aai
endphoneme

phoneme aau
  vowel starttype (a) endtype (u)
  length 260
  formants vdiph/aau_2
endphoneme

phoneme aang
  vowel starttype (a) endtype (u)
  length 270
  formants vwl_zh/aang
endphoneme



phoneme a
  vowel  starttype (@)  endtype (@)
  length 150
  formants vowel/a#_3
endphoneme

phoneme ai
  vowel starttype (@) endtype (i)
  length 200
  formants vdiph/@i_3
endphoneme

phoneme au
  vowel starttype (a) endtype (u)
  length 200
  formants vdiph/au_2
endphoneme


phoneme e
  vowel starttype (e) endtype (e)
  length 220
  formants vowel/ee_1
endphoneme

phoneme ei
  vowel starttype (e) endtype (i)
  length 220
  formants vdiph/ei
endphoneme

phoneme eu
  vowel starttype (e) endtype (u)
  length 260
  formants vdiph/eeu
endphoneme


phoneme i
  vowel  starttype (i)  endtype (i)
  length 190
  formants vowel/i
  before k  vowel/ii-40
  before N  vowel/ii-40
  after w w/wi
  linkout ;
endphoneme

phoneme iu
  vowel starttype (i) endtype (u)
  length 200
  formants vdiph2/iu
endphoneme



phoneme o
  vowel starttype (o) endtype (o)
  length 170
  formants vowel/oo
endphoneme

phoneme oi
  vowel starttype (o) endtype (i)
  length 200
  formants vdiph/ooi
endphoneme

phoneme ou
  vowel starttype (o) endtype (u)
  length 200
  formants vdiph/ou
endphoneme

phoneme ong
  vowel starttype (o) endtype (u)
  length 220
  formants vwl_zh/ong
endphoneme


phoneme u
  vowel starttype (u) endtype (u)
  length 170
  formants vowel/u_bck
  before k vowel/uu_bck
  before N vowel/uu_bck
endphoneme

phoneme ui
  vowel starttype (u) endtype (i)
  length 220
  formants vdiph/ui
endphoneme


phoneme oe
  vowel  starttype (@)  endtype (@)
  length 230
  formants vowel/y#
endphoneme


phoneme eo
  vowel  starttype (@)  endtype (@)
  length 170
  formants vowel/8_3
endphoneme

phoneme eoi
  vowel  starttype (@)  endtype (i)
  length 220
  formants vdiph/y#y_2
endphoneme



phoneme yu
  vowel  starttype (u)  endtype (u)
  length 220
  formants vowel/y
endphoneme