diff --git a/src/util/parseCantoneseReadings.js b/src/util/parseCantoneseReadings.js
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+/**
+ * Parses a text string into an array matching each character to the readings
+ * @example "你get唔get到我講咩？ (nei5 get1 m4 get1 dou2 ngo5 gong2 me1?)" => [{text: "你", reading: "nei5"}, {text: "get", reading: "get1"}, ...]
+ * @param {string} text
+ * @returns {{text: string, reading: string}[]}
+ */
+function parseCantoneseReadings(text) {
+  // TODO
+  return [];
+}
+
+export { parseCantoneseReadings };
diff --git a/src/util/parseTextToSC.js b/src/util/parseTextToSC.js
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+/**
+ * Parses a text string into a structured content object.
+ * @param {string} text
+ * @returns {import("yomichan-dict-builder/dist/types/yomitan/termbank").StructuredContent}
+ */
+function convertTextToSC(text, language) {
+  if (language !== 'yue') {
+    return text;
+  }
+  // /**
+  //  * @type {import("yomichan-dict-builder/dist/types/yomitan/termbank").StructuredContent}
+  //  */
+  // const sc = {
+
+  // };
+  // return sc;
+  return '';
+}
+
+/**
+ * Parses a text string into a structured content object.
+ * @param {string} text
+ * @returns {import("yomichan-dict-builder/dist/types/yomitan/termbank").StructuredContent}
+ */
+function convertCantoneseStringToSC(text) {
+  // TODO
+  return '';
+}
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