Cantonese Guru

Learn Cantonese the smart way — structured learning, character writing, tone training, and a comprehensive dictionary in one powerful app.

Whether you’re a complete beginner or aiming for advanced fluency (A1 to C2), Cantonese Guru is your all-in-one companion for learning Cantonese effectively and sustainably.

Perfect both as a learning app and as a daily Cantonese reference tool, Cantonese Guru helps you build real, lasting skills, with full support for traditional Chinese characters, simplified characters, and Cantonese-specific forms.

✨ Why choose Cantonese Guru?

📚 Structured Cantonese Learning

• Clear progression from beginner to advanced levels (A1 → C2)

• Smart learning sessions powered by Spaced Repetition (SRS)

• Practice vocabulary, character writing, tones, translation, and pronunciation

📂 Custom & Downloadable Study Lists

• Download ready-made word lists inspired by common textbooks and learning programs

• Curated vocabulary sets by level and theme

• Create and manage your own custom Cantonese lists directly from the dictionary

• Focus your learning on exactly what you need, at your own pace

✍️ Writing & Characters

• Learn to write Chinese characters stroke by stroke

• Support for traditional, simplified, and Cantonese-specific characters

• Handwriting recognition for fast and intuitive dictionary lookup

🗣️ Tones, Pronunciation & Listening

• Master the 6 tones of Cantonese

• Pronunciation training with Jyutping and Yale romanization systems

• Listening exercises to train tone recognition and accuracy

📖 Dictionary & Language Resources

• 140,000+ entries covering Cantonese vocabulary and characters

• Search by Cantonese, Jyutping, Yale, or English

• Radical and key-based character search, just like a traditional paper dictionary

• Draw characters stroke by stroke to find their meaning

• Manage favorites, browsing history, and detailed entry information

📘 Reading & Reference

• Read Cantonese texts and documents directly in the app

• Create study lists from the characters and words found in your texts

• Comprehensive Cantonese reference tools:

– Jyutping & Yale transcription tables

– Transcription systems overview

– Numbers, dates, time, colours, shapes, and measurement units

– Chinese zodiac, expressions, and chéngyǔ

– Characters by frequency and radicals

🎯 Built for real progress

Cantonese Guru is trusted by students, teachers, and serious language learners worldwide.

Our structured and methodical approach ensures you build solid foundations and long-term mastery of Cantonese — not just short-term memorization.

Join thousands of learners improving their Cantonese every day with a serious, efficient, and well-designed learning tool.

💳 Subscriptions

Unlock all features with a subscription:

• 1-week free trial (except lifetime plan)

• Auto-renewing plans: 1 month, 6 months, or 12 months

• Lifetime access: Pay once, learn forever

Subscriptions renew automatically unless canceled at least 24 hours before the end of the current period.

🔒 Your privacy matters

We never sell or share your personal data.

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Download Cantonese Guru today and start mastering Cantonese — risk-free with a 1-week free trial.