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--- syntax_v2 [2026/05/03 12:42] – Update section about non-Chinese characters kbaiko
+++ syntax_v2 [2026/05/16 09:39] (current) – Handling numbers with multiple digits kbaiko
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 which indicates "bai3ke4" is a single pinyin section, matching the single Hanzi section of 兡.
-Another problem arises when an entry has a number with multiple digits, such as
+Another problem arises for entries with a number with multiple digits. Consider a hypothetical entry such as
 <code>
-三體綜合症 21三体综合症 [[er4shi2yi1 san1ti3 zong1he2zheng4]] /trisomy; Down's syndrome/
+11 [[shi2yi1]] /eleven/
 </code>
-as there are seven Hanzi sections but eight pinyin sections. In this case, {}'s are necessary in both the pinyin and Hanzi to delineate sections
+which implies that the first 1 is pronounced "shi2" and the second 1 is pronounced "yi1". Or the entry
 <code>
-{21}三體綜合症 {21}三体综合症 [[{er4shi2yi1} san1ti3 zong1he2zheng4]] /trisomy; Down's syndrome/
+21 [[er4shi2yi1]] /twenty one/
+</code>
+which poses a different problem - we have two Hanzi sections but three pinyin sections due to the extra "shi2" that is not present in the hanzi. To solve these issues, we have decided to group the number in {}'s and write the number out in the pinyin field:
+<code>
+{21}三體綜合症 {21}三体综合症 [[{21} san1ti3 zong1he2zheng4]] /trisomy; Down's syndrome/
 </code>