Pinyin Web

Parallel as-you-browse pronunciation hints for Chinese, covering Mandarin (Pinyin), Cantonese (Yale, Sidney Lau or Jyutping) or…

Pinyin Web - Chinese Pronunciation Chrome Extension

Pinyin Web is a Chrome extension that provides parallel as-you-browse pronunciation hints for Chinese, covering Mandarin (Pinyin), Cantonese (Yale, Sidney Lau or Jyutping) or Teochew. It offers word grouping, optional brief English translations, fast open-source local processing, and context-based handling of ambiguous readings.
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Extension stats

Users: 452
-17
Rating: 5.00
(3)
Version: 0.2.59 (Last updated: 2024-12-19)
Creation date: 2021-05-08
Risk impact: High risk impact
Risk likelihood:
Manifest version: 3
Permissions:
  • clipboardRead
  • storage
  • scripting
Host permissions:
  • <all_urls>
Size: 10.43M

Other platforms

Pinyin Web & EPUB (v2.12.48)
4.71 (236) 17,237+
Pinyin Web (v0.2.60)
4.83 (6) 138
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Extension summary

Parallel as-you-browse pronunciation hints for Chinese, covering Mandarin (Pinyin), Cantonese (Yale, Sidney Lau or Jyutping) or Teochew, with word grouping, optional brief English as third line (also popups), fast open-source local processing and context-based handling of ambiguous readings. This is a port of the Android apps Pinyin Web & EPUB, Cantonese Web & EPUB and Teochew Web & EPUB.

User reviews

this one should be on the top of the list
by Mamad 4D, 2024-11-04

agree to previous person, this is much better than other pinyin reader
by Marchel, 2024-10-12

My favorite pinyin reader so far! It is much easier to read than the others, I love it <3
by Madelyn K. Gilmore, 2024-04-12
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Extension safety

Risk impact

Pinyin Web requires some sensitive permissions that could impact your browser and data security. Exercise caution before installing.

Risk likelihood

Pinyin Web is probably trust-worthy. Prefer other publishers if available. Exercise caution when installing this extension.

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