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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| haap6 aai3 | haap6 aai3 | narrow / tight / narrow minded / lacking in experience |
| Traditional Chinese | Pinyin | Yale | Jyutping | English Definition for Chinese Text |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| haap6 | haap6 | narrow / narrow-minded | ||
| aai3 | aai3 | pass / defile / narrow / confined / in distress |
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You are as bad as the other sectarians.
We have been guilty of parochialism, of resistance to change.
They're making judgments based on a narrowly focused vision of the world.
Officials tend to tilt toward secrecy from a parochial view of their responsibilities.
Her parents had kept her on a tight rein with their narrow and inflexible views.
That irrepressibly provincial nation would be delighted.
It is essentially a narrow and conservative approach to child care.
The intellect can be strong and narrow and can also be comprehensive and weak.
