I'm hacking on a perl script I wrote to create Chinese Flashcards. The only problem is creating the pin yin. For those of you who do not know, PinYin is basically english text with tonal marks and different intonations. There are four tone marks in Chinese PinYin. The tone marks go directly above the letter ( a, e, i, o, u ):

1: A straight horizontal dash.
2: A diagonal dash from right to left moving downward.
3: A "V" like mark.
4: A diagonal dash from left to right moving downward.

I can get tones 2 and 4, but 1 and 3 I cannot supply. I am using the chr() command and just using simple text. I can create these graphically using .gif letters, but that increases overhead. If anyone knows a way to get the other two tone marks please reply. Want a harder challenge? Try getting the tone marks on a letter that has an oummlaut. Thanks in advance, Scott A Runnels

In reply to Chinese PinYin and PERL by Macphisto

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