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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| yiu6 | jiu6 | to show off / to flaunt |
| Simplified Chinese | Pinyin | Yale | Jyutping | English Definition for Chinese Text |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| to dazzle / to boast / to show off / (slang) cool / awesome | ||||
| yiu6 | jiu6 | brilliant / glorious |
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Naomi was showing off her engagement ring.
He got up to strut his stuff on the dance-floor.
He boasts of dodging military service by feigning illness.
Jack showed off his latest squeeze at the weekend.
They have a tendency to show off, to dramatize almost every situation.
He sports an ivory - handled cane these days.
We remember our mother's stern instructions not to boast.
He was a typical showman with a brashness bordering on arrogance.
