diff --git a/dist/pinyin-separate.js b/dist/pinyin-separate.js
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..e8cb18f
--- /dev/null
+++ b/dist/pinyin-separate.js
@@ -0,0 +1,108 @@
+/*!
+ * pinyin-separate v1.0.6 (March 18th 2019)
+ * Separates a string containing pinyin notation (with diacritics) into an array of pinyin syllables, even if there are no spaces in between.
+ * 
+ * https://github.com/Connum/npm-pinyin-separate#readme
+ * 
+ * @author  Connum <connum@gmail.com>
+ * @license MIT
+ */
+(function(f){if(typeof exports==="object"&&typeof module!=="undefined"){module.exports=f()}else if(typeof define==="function"&&define.amd){define([],f)}else{var g;if(typeof window!=="undefined"){g=window}else if(typeof global!=="undefined"){g=global}else if(typeof self!=="undefined"){g=self}else{g=this}g.pinyinSeparate = f()}})(function(){var define,module,exports;return (function(){function r(e,n,t){function o(i,f){if(!n[i]){if(!e[i]){var c="function"==typeof require&&require;if(!f&&c)return c(i,!0);if(u)return u(i,!0);var a=new Error("Cannot find module '"+i+"'");throw a.code="MODULE_NOT_FOUND",a}var p=n[i]={exports:{}};e[i][0].call(p.exports,function(r){var n=e[i][1][r];return o(n||r)},p,p.exports,r,e,n,t)}return n[i].exports}for(var u="function"==typeof require&&require,i=0;i<t.length;i++)o(t[i]);return o}return r})()({1:[function(require,module,exports){
+'use strict';
+
+// @ts-check
+
+var vowels = 'aāáǎăàeēéěĕèiīíǐĭìoōóǒŏòuūúǔŭùüǖǘǚǚü̆ǜvv̄v́v̆v̌v̀';
+var tones = 'āáǎăàēéěĕèīíǐĭìōóǒŏòūúǔŭùǖǘǚǚü̆ǜv̄v́v̆v̌v̀';
+function separate(pinyin) {
+  return pinyin.replace(/'/g, ' ') // single quote used for separation
+  .replace(new RegExp('([' + vowels + '])([^' + vowels + 'nr])', 'gi'), '$1 $2') // This line does most of the work
+  .replace(new RegExp('(\\w)([csz]h)', 'gi'), '$1 $2') // double-consonant initials
+  .replace(new RegExp('([' + vowels + ']{2}(ng? )?)([^\\snr])', 'gi'), '$1 $3') // double-vowel finals
+  .replace(new RegExp('([' + vowels + ']{2})(n[' + vowels + '])', 'gi'), '$1 $2') // double-vowel followed by n initial
+  .replace(new RegExp('(n)([^' + vowels + 'vg])', 'gi'), '$1 $2') // cleans up most n compounds
+  .replace(new RegExp('([' + vowels + 'v])([^' + vowels + '\\w\\s])([' + vowels + 'v])', 'gi'), '$1 $2$3') // assumes correct Pinyin (i.e., no missing apostrophes)
+  .replace(new RegExp('([' + vowels + 'v])(n)(g)([' + vowels + 'v])', 'gi'), '$1$2 $3$4') // assumes correct Pinyin, i.e. changan = chan + gan
+  .replace(new RegExp('([gr])([^' + vowels + '])', 'gi'), '$1 $2') // fixes -ng and -r finals not followed by vowels
+  .replace(new RegExp('([^eēéěĕè\\w\\s])(r)', 'gi'), '$1 $2') // r an initial, except in er
+  .replace(new RegExp('([^\\w\\s])([eēéěĕè]r)', 'gi'), '$1 $2') // er
+  .replace(/\s{2,}/g, ' ') // remove double-spaces
+  ;
+}
+
+module.exports = function separatePinyinInSyllables(pinyin, separateBySpaces) {
+  if (!pinyin) {
+    return [];
+  }
+
+  if (separateBySpaces) {
+    return pinyin.split(String.fromCharCode(160));
+  }
+
+  var pinyinSeparated = separate(pinyin).split(' ');
+  var newPinyin = [];
+
+  pinyinSeparated.forEach(function (p) {
+    var totalTones = 1;
+    var pregMatch = p.match(new RegExp('([' + tones + '])', 'g'));
+    if (pregMatch) {
+      totalTones = pregMatch.length;
+    }
+
+    if (p.length > 4 || totalTones > 1) {
+      separate(p).split(' ').forEach(function (newP) {
+        pregMatch = newP.match(new RegExp('([' + tones + '])', 'g'));
+        if (pregMatch) {
+          totalTones = pregMatch.length;
+        }
+
+        if (newP.length > 4 || totalTones > 1) {
+          separate(newP).split(' ').forEach(function (newP2) {
+            newPinyin.push(newP2.trim());
+          });
+        } else {
+          newPinyin.push(newP.trim());
+        }
+      });
+    } else {
+      newPinyin.push(p.trim());
+    }
+  });
+
+  return newPinyin;
+};
+},{}],2:[function(require,module,exports){
+'use strict';
+
+Object.defineProperty(exports, "__esModule", {
+  value: true
+});
+
+var _separatePinyinInSyllables = require('./helpers/separate-pinyin-in-syllables');
+
+var _separatePinyinInSyllables2 = _interopRequireDefault(_separatePinyinInSyllables);
+
+function _interopRequireDefault(obj) { return obj && obj.__esModule ? obj : { default: obj }; }
+
+var defaultOptions = {
+  byNbsp: false
+};
+
+var pinyinSeparate = function pinyinSeparate(pinyIn) {
+  var optionsArg = arguments.length > 1 && arguments[1] !== undefined ? arguments[1] : defaultOptions;
+
+  var options = optionsArg;
+  if (options !== defaultOptions) {
+    options = Object.assign({}, defaultOptions, options);
+  }
+
+  return (0, _separatePinyinInSyllables2.default)(pinyIn, options.byNbsp);
+};
+
+exports.default = pinyinSeparate;
+
+// export { pinyinSeparate };
+
+module.exports = exports.default;
+},{"./helpers/separate-pinyin-in-syllables":1}]},{},[2])(2)
+});
diff --git a/dist/pinyin-separate.min.js b/dist/pinyin-separate.min.js
index edde4d0..c80838f 100644
--- a/dist/pinyin-separate.min.js
+++ b/dist/pinyin-separate.min.js
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 /*!
- * pinyin-separate v1.0.5 (March 16th 2019)
+ * pinyin-separate v1.0.6 (March 18th 2019)
  * Separates a string containing pinyin notation (with diacritics) into an array of pinyin syllables, even if there are no spaces in between.
  * 
  * https://github.com/Connum/npm-pinyin-separate#readme
@@ -8,8 +8,8 @@
  * @license MIT
  */
 (function(f){if(typeof exports==="object"&&typeof module!=="undefined"){module.exports=f()}else if(typeof define==="function"&&define.amd){define([],f)}else{var g;if(typeof window!=="undefined"){g=window}else if(typeof global!=="undefined"){g=global}else if(typeof self!=="undefined"){g=self}else{g=this}g.pinyinSeparate = f()}})(function(){var define,module,exports;return (function(){function r(e,n,t){function o(i,f){if(!n[i]){if(!e[i]){var c="function"==typeof require&&require;if(!f&&c)return c(i,!0);if(u)return u(i,!0);var a=new Error("Cannot find module '"+i+"'");throw a.code="MODULE_NOT_FOUND",a}var p=n[i]={exports:{}};e[i][0].call(p.exports,function(r){var n=e[i][1][r];return o(n||r)},p,p.exports,r,e,n,t)}return n[i].exports}for(var u="function"==typeof require&&require,i=0;i<t.length;i++)o(t[i]);return o}return r})()({1:[function(require,module,exports){
-'use strict';var vowels='a\u0101\xE1\u01CE\u0103\xE0e\u0113\xE9\u011B\u0115\xE8i\u012B\xED\u01D0\u012D\xECo\u014D\xF3\u01D2\u014F\xF2u\u016B\xFA\u01D4\u016D\xF9\xFC\u01D6\u01D8\u01DAu\u0308\u030Cu\u0308\u0306\u01DCvv\u0304v\u0301v\u0306v\u030Cv\u0300',tones='\u0101\xE1\u01CE\u0103\xE0\u0113\xE9\u011B\u0115\xE8\u012B\xED\u01D0\u012D\xEC\u014D\xF3\u01D2\u014F\xF2\u016B\xFA\u01D4\u016D\xF9\u01D6\u01D8\u01DAu\u0308\u030Cu\u0308\u0306\u01DCv\u0304v\u0301v\u0306v\u030Cv\u0300';function separate(a){return a.replace(/([aāáǎăàeēéěĕèiīíǐĭìoōóǒŏòuūúǔŭùüǖǘǚǚü̆ǜvv̄v́v̆v̌v̀])([^aāáǎăàeēéěĕèiīíǐĭìoōóǒŏòuūúǔŭùüǖǘǚǚü̆ǜvv̄v́v̆v̌v̀nr])/gi,'$1 $2').replace(/(\w)([csz]h)/i,'$1 $2').replace(/(n)([^aāáǎăàeēéěĕèiīíǐĭìoōóǒŏòuūúǔŭùüǖǘǚǚü̆ǜvv̄v́v̆v̌v̀vg])/i,'$1 $2').replace(/([aāáǎăàeēéěĕèiīíǐĭìoōóǒŏòuūúǔŭùüǖǘǚǚü̆ǜvv̄v́v̆v̌v̀v])([^aāáǎăàeēéěĕèiīíǐĭìoōóǒŏòuūúǔŭùüǖǘǚǚü̆ǜvv̄v́v̆v̌v̀\w\s])([aāáǎăàeēéěĕèiīíǐĭìoōóǒŏòuūúǔŭùüǖǘǚǚü̆ǜvv̄v́v̆v̌v̀v])/i,'$1 $2$3').replace(/([aāáǎăàeēéěĕèiīíǐĭìoōóǒŏòuūúǔŭùüǖǘǚǚü̆ǜvv̄v́v̆v̌v̀v])(n)(g)([aāáǎăàeēéěĕèiīíǐĭìoōóǒŏòuūúǔŭùüǖǘǚǚü̆ǜvv̄v́v̆v̌v̀v])/i,'$1$2 $3$4').replace(/([gr])([^aāáǎăàeēéěĕèiīíǐĭìoōóǒŏòuūúǔŭùüǖǘǚǚü̆ǜvv̄v́v̆v̌v̀])/i,'$1 $2').replace(/([^eēéěĕè\w\s])(r)/,'$1 $2').replace(/([^\w\s])([eēéěĕè]r)/,'$1 $2').replace(/\s{2,}/g,' ')}module.exports=function(a,b){if(!a)return[];if(b)return a.split(String.fromCharCode(160));var c=separate(a).split(' '),d=[];return c.forEach(function(a){var b=1,c=a.match(/([āáǎăàēéěĕèīíǐĭìōóǒŏòūúǔŭùǖǘǚǚü̆ǜv̄v́v̆v̌v̀])/g);c&&(b=c.length),4<a.length||1<b?separate(a).split(' ').forEach(function(a){c=a.match(/([āáǎăàēéěĕèīíǐĭìōóǒŏòūúǔŭùǖǘǚǚü̆ǜv̄v́v̆v̌v̀])/g),c&&(b=c.length),4<a.length||1<b?separate(a).split(' ').forEach(function(a){d.push(a.trim())}):d.push(a.trim())}):d.push(a.trim())}),d};
+'use strict';var a='a\u0101\xE1\u01CE\u0103\xE0e\u0113\xE9\u011B\u0115\xE8i\u012B\xED\u01D0\u012D\xECo\u014D\xF3\u01D2\u014F\xF2u\u016B\xFA\u01D4\u016D\xF9\xFC\u01D6\u01D8\u01DAu\u0308\u030Cu\u0308\u0306\u01DCvv\u0304v\u0301v\u0306v\u030Cv\u0300',b='\u0101\xE1\u01CE\u0103\xE0\u0113\xE9\u011B\u0115\xE8\u012B\xED\u01D0\u012D\xEC\u014D\xF3\u01D2\u014F\xF2\u016B\xFA\u01D4\u016D\xF9\u01D6\u01D8\u01DAu\u0308\u030Cu\u0308\u0306\u01DCv\u0304v\u0301v\u0306v\u030Cv\u0300';function c(b){return b.replace(/'/g,' ').replace(new RegExp('(['+a+'])([^'+a+'nr])','gi'),'$1 $2').replace(new RegExp('(\\w)([csz]h)','gi'),'$1 $2').replace(new RegExp('(['+a+']{2}(ng? )?)([^\\snr])','gi'),'$1 $3').replace(new RegExp('(['+a+']{2})(n['+a+'])','gi'),'$1 $2').replace(new RegExp('(n)([^'+a+'vg])','gi'),'$1 $2').replace(new RegExp('(['+a+'v])([^'+a+'\\w\\s])(['+a+'v])','gi'),'$1 $2$3').replace(new RegExp('(['+a+'v])(n)(g)(['+a+'v])','gi'),'$1$2 $3$4').replace(new RegExp('([gr])([^'+a+'])','gi'),'$1 $2').replace(new RegExp('([^e\u0113\xE9\u011B\u0115\xE8\\w\\s])(r)','gi'),'$1 $2').replace(new RegExp('([^\\w\\s])([e\u0113\xE9\u011B\u0115\xE8]r)','gi'),'$1 $2').replace(/\s{2,}/g,' ')}module.exports=function(a,d){if(!a)return[];if(d)return a.split(String.fromCharCode(160));var e=c(a).split(' '),f=[];return e.forEach(function(a){var d=1,e=a.match(new RegExp('(['+b+'])','g'));e&&(d=e.length),4<a.length||1<d?c(a).split(' ').forEach(function(a){e=a.match(new RegExp('(['+b+'])','g')),e&&(d=e.length),4<a.length||1<d?c(a).split(' ').forEach(function(a){f.push(a.trim())}):f.push(a.trim())}):f.push(a.trim())}),f};
 },{}],2:[function(require,module,exports){
-'use strict';Object.defineProperty(exports,'__esModule',{value:!0});var _separatePinyinInSyllables=require('./helpers/separate-pinyin-in-syllables'),_separatePinyinInSyllables2=_interopRequireDefault(_separatePinyinInSyllables);function _interopRequireDefault(a){return a&&a.__esModule?a:{default:a}}var defaultOptions={byNbsp:!1},pinyinSeparate=function(a){var b=1<arguments.length&&void 0!==arguments[1]?arguments[1]:defaultOptions,c=b;return c!==defaultOptions&&(c=Object.assign({},defaultOptions,c)),(0,_separatePinyinInSyllables2.default)(a,c.byNbsp)};exports.default=pinyinSeparate,module.exports=exports.default;
+'use strict';Object.defineProperty(exports,'__esModule',{value:!0});var a=require('./helpers/separate-pinyin-in-syllables'),b=c(a);function c(a){return a&&a.__esModule?a:{default:a}}var d={byNbsp:!1},e=function(a){var c=1<arguments.length&&void 0!==arguments[1]?arguments[1]:d,e=c;return e!==d&&(e=Object.assign({},d,e)),(0,b.default)(a,e.byNbsp)};exports.default=e,module.exports=exports.default;
 },{"./helpers/separate-pinyin-in-syllables":1}]},{},[2])(2)
 });
diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index 6bd50f8..eb85196 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 {
   "name": "pinyin-separate",
-  "version": "1.0.5",
+  "version": "1.0.6",
   "description": "Separates a string containing pinyin notation (with diacritics) into an array of pinyin syllables, even if there are no spaces in between.",
   "main": "./lib/index.js",
   "scripts": {