<p>I think you're reading Mandarin pinyin but expecting Cantonese pinyin.</p>

<p>Cantonese pinyin is like this:</p>

<pre><code>化 Jyutping: faa3 / Yale: fa3 

话 Jyutping: waa6 / Yale: wa6
</code></pre>

<p>and actually it seems to fit what you were expecting!</p>

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Mou某
<p>話's pinyin is hua instead of wua.</p>

<p>化's pinyin is hua instead of fua.</p>

<p>We see that these two character pronounce differently when we speaks in mandarin.</p>

<p>Why is the pinyin of these two character is so weird?</p>

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@songyuanyao - Cantonese
Victor
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2014-09-28T03:21:14.057Z
Maybe you should change to Cantonese IME.
user6365
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2014-09-28T05:13:39.147Z
What Cantonese pinyin are you expecting?
rhughes
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化 Jyutping: faa3 / Yale: fa3

话 Jyutping: waa6 / Yale: wa6

Two major pinyin systems are written this way.
Mou某
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Why is the pinyin of these two character is so weird?
# Why is the pinyin of these two character is so weird?

(Asked by: username_0 on 2014-09-28)

話's pinyin is hua instead of wua.

化's pinyin is hua instead of fua.

We see that these two character pronounce differently when we speaks in mandarin.

Why is the pinyin of these two character is so weird?

**Tags:** pinyin

> **Comments:**
> **username_0**: @songyuanyao - Cantonese  
> **username_1**: Maybe you should change to Cantonese IME.  
> **username_2**: What Cantonese pinyin are you expecting?  
> **username_3**: 化 Jyutping: faa3 / Yale: fa3  话 Jyutping: waa6 / Yale: wa6  Two major pinyin systems are written this way.  

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## 1 answers

### Answer by username_3 on 2014-09-28. Score: 3 | Accepted answer

I think you're reading Mandarin pinyin but expecting Cantonese pinyin.

Cantonese pinyin is like this:

```
化 Jyutping: faa3 / Yale: fa3 

话 Jyutping: waa6 / Yale: wa6

```

and actually it seems to fit what you were expecting!


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