Use this tool to add tone marks to pinyin or to convert tone number (e.g. hao3) to tone marks.
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| Phonetics: | ||
| Tone colors (āáǎàa): |
| Pinyin | Yale | Jyutping | English Definition for Chinese Text |
|---|---|---|---|
| ji2 | zi2 | shop sign / signboard / (fig.) pretense |
| Traditional Chinese | Pinyin | Yale | Jyutping | English Definition for Chinese Text |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| advertising sign/pretense/facade/pretext | ||||
| ji2 | zi2 | (noun suffix) |
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He deceived them under the cloak of religion.
The business is a cover for unlawful activity.
Under cover of friendship they betrayed him.
He must have had a drink or two a moment ago, for his face shows it.
He was able to fool the world with his veneer of education.
His speech presented racist ideas under the guise of nationalism.
This firm is just a front for their illegal trade in diamonds.
There had been times when she had felt sickened by the things people did in the name of business.
