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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| diu1, diu6 yan4 | diu1, diu6 jan4 | to lose face |
| Simplified Chinese | Pinyin | Yale | Jyutping | English Definition for Chinese Text |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| diu1, diu6 | diu1, diu6 | to lose / to put aside / to throw | ||
| yan4 | jan4 | man / person / people |
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I think what's happening is disgraceful.
Not finding yourself at the age of thirty - four is a disgrace!
It was then that we saw a disgraceful sight.
Richard's statement was disgracefully obscure.
The scandal was hushed up in an effort to save face.
There's nothing shameful in being a spinster.
She kept saying I ought to try some, but I wasn't going to show myself up.
I felt mortified to be of so little use in the boat.
