Topic: Chinese Tones/Translation

[Machete]

For those of you unfamiliar with Chinese, there are four separate tones used when speaking it.  The first tone is high-flat and uses a macron above the vowel; the second tone uses an acute accent mark, similar to an apostrophe, above the vowel; the third tone uses a caron, or upside down carrot, above the vowel; and the fourth tone uses a grave accent mark, similar to a backwards apostrophe, above the vowel.  Should I use tone numbers - and the aforementioned note - to indicate the correct pronunciation of names for Chinese characters, or just type the names without any mention of the tones - since vowels with macrons don't have alt-based shortcuts of insertion?

Edit: What's the most correct pinyin with tones for "stealth huntress" as a nickname?  Google Translate offers the following outputs: Yin³shen³ nu³ lie⁴shou³, Yin³xing² nu³ lie⁴shou³, Qiang²xing² nu³ lie⁴shou³, Yin³shen³ nu³ lie⁴ren², Yin³xing² nu³ lie⁴ren², and Qiang²xing² nu³ lie⁴ren².

[Caeli]

If you have to type in romanized pinyin, use the numbers in superscript. It's best if you type it using the actual Chinese characters, though.

[Machete]

I know this usually isn't done because of its complexity, but I'm working on a character who has a tattoo combining the Chinese calligraphy of her birth year, 1993 - the yin water rooster, with that of her sun sign, Leo (the lion), and, possibly, its element, fire.  Which combination would be the best?

Heavenly stem for Yin Water (癸) + Earthly Branch for cat (寅) + lion (狮)
Heavenly stem for Yin Fire (丁) + Earthly Branch for cat (寅) + lion (狮)
Direct translation of "yin water lion" (阴水狮)
Direct translation of "yin fire lion" (阴火狮)

[Noelle]

Machete, remember also that you can simply type in the corresponding tone indicators, as well, like péngyou or tiānshang. Might save your sanity a bit from having all the superscripts hanging there.