Use this tool to add tone marks to pinyin or to convert tone number (e.g. hao3) to tone marks.
Although you can use the red buttons to add tone marks, we highly recommend you use the number method (e.g. hao3) for speed and placement of the accent above the correct vowel. [Hint: Type "v" for "ü"]
Note: You do not need to use this tool to enter pinyin in this dictionary.
| Phonetics: | ||
| Tone colors (āáǎàa): |
| Pinyin | Yale | Jyutping | English Definition for Chinese Text |
|---|---|---|---|
| jaau1 siu3 | zaau1 siu3 | to jeer at / to deride / to ridicule / mockery / derision |
| Traditional Chinese | Pinyin | Yale | Jyutping | English Definition for Chinese Text |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| jaau1 | zaau1 | to ridicule / to mock | ||
| siu3 | siu3 | laugh / smile |
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You shouldn't mock at other people's religious beliefs.
The boy struck at his companion who had jeered at him.
We all snickered at Mrs. Swenson.
A soldier baited a captured enemy by laughing at him.
I didn't want him to look foolish and be laughed at.
The crowd hooted and jeered at the speaker.
Behind the mocking laughter lurks a growing sense of unease.
He used to heap scorn on Dr Vazquez's socialist ideas.
There should be no snobbish mockery of catering or fashion design as university subjects.
He went diligently about, laughing at the town, individually and in mass.
