It is true that the tone change in Cantonese is largely predictable due to it having the lexical nature. Since the parent raised a question about a generic solu

It is true that the tone change in Cantonese is largely predictable due to it having the lexical nature. Since the parent raised a question about a generic solution to the tone marking problem, I thought I would use the tone sandhi as an example of a challenge that compounds the matter. On the other hand, languages such as Hmong exhibit the complex tone sandhi. Tone sandhi is not as pronounced in Cantonese as it is in some other languages. > Note that the Jyutping standard actually doesn't specify how tone changes are marked. No, it does not, and whether an asterisk or a dash is used, it is largely immaterial. What is important, though, is that not every Cantonese dictionary marks off a lexical tone change which might misguide the learner or the seasonal reader.