Cantonese, on any webpage
Highlight Chinese text in Chrome to see Jyutping or Yale, an English meaning, and the YumCha dictionary. Free to use, no account required.
The extension is in review on the Chrome Web Store and will be available to install here once it is approved. Until then you can look up any word in the web dictionary.
Look up any page
Highlight Chinese on news sites, social posts, menus, or subtitles. A card shows the reading and meaning on the spot.
Add Jyutping to a page
Turn on readings for the whole page when you want every word annotated, then hover a word for the full entry.
Jyutping or Yale
Use the romanization you already know. Switch to traditional or simplified characters in settings.
The same dictionary
Cards open the YumCha dictionary on yumcha.fun, with examples and related words when you want more than a gloss.
Save to your decks
Sign in only if you want the word in the same vocabulary lists you use in the iOS app. Lookups work without an account.
Search from the toolbar
Open the extension to search, or type yc in the address bar to jump straight into the dictionary.
How to use it
Select Chinese text
Double click a word or highlight a phrase on any webpage.
Read it in Cantonese
The card shows Jyutping or Yale above the characters, plus a short English meaning.
Save it or read more
Keep the word in your YumCha decks, or open the full dictionary entry.
You can also right click a selection, hover an annotated word, or search from the YumCha toolbar.
Common questions
Is the YumCha Chrome extension free?
Yes. Looking up words, seeing Jyutping or Yale, and opening dictionary entries is free. You do not need to pay or create an account to use it.
Do I need a YumCha account?
No. Sign in only if you want to save words to the same decks you use in the YumCha iOS app and on yumcha.fun.
What can I look up?
Any Chinese text you can select on a webpage. That includes news, comments, captions, restaurant sites, and study material.
Does it support Jyutping and Yale?
Yes. Choose Jyutping or Yale, and traditional or simplified characters, in the extension settings. The same options exist in the iOS app.
How do I save words?
Sign in from the extension, then tap Save to YumCha on a lookup card. The word goes to your default deck so you can review it later in the app.
How do I add Jyutping to a whole page?
Open the extension and tap Toggle Jyutping, or use Alt+Shift+J. You can also turn this on automatically for sites you visit often in settings.
Keep learning after you look a word up
Review saved words in the iOS app, or keep reading with the dictionary and Jyutping converter.