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| syntax_v2 [2026/08/29 19:10] – [Technical details, and the use of {}] kbaiko | syntax_v2 [2026/09/29 02:22] (current) – [Pinyin] kbaiko | ||
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| The pinyin should be in accordance with standard pinyin orthography. For a comprehensive reference, we recommend //Chinese Romanization: | The pinyin should be in accordance with standard pinyin orthography. For a comprehensive reference, we recommend //Chinese Romanization: | ||
| - | For the majority of entries, an entry can be converted from v1 to v2 by simply removing the spaces within words (see 二次方程 above). | + | For the majority of entries, an entry can be converted from v1 to v2 by simply removing the spaces within words (see 二次方程 above). |
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| - | < | + | |
| - | 師生 师生 [[shi1-sheng1]] /teachers and students/ | + | |
| - | 柴米油鹽醬醋茶 柴米油盐酱醋茶 [[chai2-mi3-you2-yan2-jiang4-cu4-cha2]] /lit. firewood, rice, oil, salt, soy sauce, vinegar and tea/fig. life's daily necessities/ | + | |
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| Rules about our pinyin format: | Rules about our pinyin format: | ||
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| </ | </ | ||
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| + | A hyphen can be included in the pinyin when appropriate. Here are some cases where we have elected to use a hyphen: | ||
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| + | 1. In lists | ||
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| + | 英法 英法 [[Ying1-Fa3]] /UK-France/ | ||
| + | 色香味俱全 色香味俱全 [[se4-xiang1-wei4 ju4quan2]] /to smell, look and taste great/ | ||
| + | 柴米油鹽醬醋茶 柴米油盐酱醋茶 [[chai2-mi3-you2-yan2-jiang4-cu4-cha2]] /(lit.) firewood, rice, oil, salt, soy sauce, vinegar and tea/(fig.) life's daily necessities/ | ||
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| + | 2. In two-character words where the characters have a contrasting relationship | ||
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| + | < | ||
| + | 成敗 成败 [[cheng2-bai4]] /success or failure/ | ||
| + | 接送 接送 [[jie1-song4]] /to pick up and drop off; to ferry back and forth/ | ||
| + | 領屬 领属 [[ling3-shu3]] /to have a hierarchical (possessive or supervisory) relationship/ | ||
| + | </ | ||
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| + | 3. To separate non-Chinese and Chinese text | ||
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| + | < | ||
| + | e人 e人 [[e-ren2]] /(slang) extroverted person/ | ||
| + | U盤 U盘 [[U-pan2]] /USB flash drive; thumb drive/ | ||
| + | X光 X光 [[X-guang1]] /X-ray/ | ||
| + | </ | ||
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| + | 4. In expressions that can be split in two related halves (usually in 4-character 成语) | ||
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| + | < | ||
| + | 人山人海 人山人海 [[ren2shan1-ren2hai3]] /(idiom) multitude; vast crowd/ | ||
| + | 子子孫孫 子子孙孙 [[zi3zi3-sun1sun1]] /(idiom) one's posterity/ | ||
| + | 半信半疑 半信半疑 [[ban4xin4-ban4yi2]] /(idiom) half believing, half doubting; not quite convinced; skeptical/ | ||
| + | 顛倒是非 颠倒是非 [[dian1dao3-shi4fei1]] /(idiom) to distort right and wrong; to deliberately mislead/ | ||
| + | 三更半夜 三更半夜 [[san1geng1-ban4ye4]] /(idiom) in the depth of the night; very late at night/ | ||
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| + | 5. Between 第 and a number N, meaning " | ||
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| + | 第一次 第一次 [[di4-yi1 ci4]] /the first time; for the first time/ | ||
| + | 第二次世界大戰 第二次世界大战 [[Di4-er4 Ci4 Shi4jie4 Da4zhan4]] /World War II/ | ||
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| ==== Definition ==== | ==== Definition ==== | ||
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