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A real Cantonese translator with Jyutping

Most translators flatten Cantonese into Mandarin pinyin. Tova shows authentic Jyutping above every character, so what you read in Hong Kong is actually what you say.

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How it works

Read it in three steps

Set your scan or voice language to Cantonese (廣東話).
Point the camera at a sign or menu and tap the shutter, or use the voice tab — Tova shows Jyutping above each character and reads it back in a Cantonese voice.
Toggle between Mandarin (Hanyu Pinyin) and Cantonese (Jyutping) when a sign is bilingual.

Common questions

About this guide

Does Tova show Jyutping or just pinyin?

Authentic Jyutping for Cantonese, drawn from a dedicated Cantonese reading dictionary — not Mandarin pinyin relabelled. Mandarin still gets Hanyu Pinyin separately.

Will it work in Hong Kong and Macau?

Yes. Tova covers Cantonese camera, voice, and text translation, and the on-device fallback means it keeps working with patchy signal across Hong Kong, Macau, and Guangdong.

Can it speak Cantonese aloud?

Tap any result to hear it in a Cantonese voice, so you can use it to talk with taxi drivers and shopkeepers, not just read.

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