| Features That Exist in Both English and Cantonese | |
| Stop | /p/, /b/, /t/, /d/, /k/, /g/ |
| Fricative | /f/, /s/, /h/ |
| Nasal | /m/, /n/, / ŋ/ |
| Lateral | /l/ |
| Features That Exist Only in Cantonese | |
| Stop | /kʷ/, /gʷ/ |
| Affricative | /ts/, /tz/ |
| Features That Exist Only in English | |
| Fricative | /v/, /θ/, /ð/, /z/, /ʃ/, /ʒ/ |
| Affricative | /tʃ/, /dʒ/ |
| Approximant | /ɹ/ |