Pinyin Web

Parallel as-you-browse pronunciation hints for Chinese, covering Mandarin (Pinyin), Cantonese (Yale, Sidney Lau, Jyutping) or Teochew, with word grouping, meanings (3line or popup), fast local processing + context-based handling of ambiguous readings

Pinyin Web - Chinese pronunciation hints for Firefox

Pinyin Web is a Firefox add-on that provides parallel as-you-browse pronunciation hints for Chinese, covering Mandarin (Pinyin), Cantonese (Yale, Sidney Lau, Jyutping) or Teochew. It offers word grouping, meanings, fast local processing, and context-based handling of ambiguous readings.
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Add-on stats

Manifest V2
Daily users: 176
1
Rating: 4.90
(10)
Version: 0.2.64 (Last updated: 2025-02-20)
Version code: 5896576
Creation date: 2021-05-03
Weekly download count: 4
Firefox on Android: Yes
Permissions:
  • <all_urls>
  • clipboardRead
Size: 10.59M
Full description: See detailed description

Ranking

# 7,825 ▲ 18
Other rankings
#331 in Language Support ▼ 1 #132 in handle keyword 11 ▼ 10 #138 in web3 keyword 17 ▼ 2 #159 in web keyword 31 ▲ 1 #164 in process keyword 39 ▼ 25

Other platforms

Pinyin Web (v0.2.63)
525 5.00 (3)
Not available on Android
Not available on Edge

User reviews

by 远离中共邪教快退出党团队, 2025-02-19
Thank you !!!!!
by Samuel Nihoul, 2025-02-18
It also has cantonese ! The placement of the text is perfect. Many thanks for this !
by Aaron Moreno, 2025-01-16
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Add-on safety

Risk impact

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

Risk impact analysis details
  • Critical Allows access to all websites, posing a significant security risk as it can monitor and modify data from any visited site.
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  • High This extension was recently updated in the past month. New updates may not be stable or safe.
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