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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| dou2 daan2, daan6 | dou2 daan2, daan6 | to cause trouble / to stir up trouble |
| Traditional Chinese | Pinyin | Yale | Jyutping | English Definition for Chinese Text |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| dou2 | dou2 | pound / beat / hull / attack / disturb / stir | ||
| daan2, daan6 | daan2, daan6 | variant of 蜑[dan4] / egg / oval-shaped |
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He'd been a real hell-raiser as a young buck.
Come here, you cheeky little monkey!
She had automatically labelled the boys as troublemakers.
Children that used to be troublesome now suffer from ADHD - attention deficit - hyperactivity disorder.
Patrick often plays up when he knows I'm in a hurry.
He was unruly in class and made an enemy of most of his teachers.
Any child caught misbehaving was made to stand at the front of the class.
Then they indicated a recklessness that might embrace mischief.
