taigi-sandhi-visualization by hey0wing

台語變調視像化 taigi-sandhi-visualization

Highlights tone sandhi changes in Taiwanese romanization on the MOE dictionary site.



Features

• Tone Sandhi Highlighting:
  • Automatically detects and highlights tone changes in Taiwanese romanization text on the MOE dictionary site.
  • Tone changes for every syllable except for the last one in a phrase.
  • Only 南部 / Southern (漳州腔 / Zhangzhou) sandhi is supported
• Color Coding:
  • Red: Normal tone sandhi.
  • Blue: Tone sandhi before the -á suffix.
  • Green: Neutral tones.
• Tooltips: Clicking a highlighted syllable to view the tone sandhi diagram.

Installation

• Note: Device & browser compatibility
  • Desktop: Chrome, Brave, Safari, Firefox, Edge
  • Android: Firefox or Edge
  • iOS: Safari with Userscript (Free) or Tampermonkey (USD2.99)
• Install a Userscript Manager:
  • Follow the Greasy Fork tutorial to install one.
  • Or install Tampermonkey (Recommended), Violentmonkey or Greasemonkey on your own
• Add the Userscript:
  • Greasy Fork (Recommended): Click Here and install the script directly by clicking "Install this script".
  • Otherwise, copy the script directly from taigi-sandhi-visualization.user.js.
    • Open your userscript manager, create a new script, and paste the code.
• Visit the MOE Dictionary:
  • Navigate to sutian.moe.edu.tw. The script will automatically process Taiwanese romanization text.

Planned Improvements

• Add tone sandhi for other regions
  • 北部 / Northern (偏泉腔 / Quanzhou-alike) (5 -> 3)
  • 海口 / Coastal (泉州腔 / Quanzhou) (2 -> 5; 5,6,7,8 -> 6)
• Add Chao's Tone letter / Pitch contour for visualization
  • Real-time audio conversion(?)

Credits

• Inspired by https://github.com/Aiuanyu/KIPSutian-autoplay
• Inspired by https://github.com/andreihar/taibun.js