45,016
edits
MTL Toolbox: Difference between revisions
m
→How to search
m (→How to search) |
|||
| (3 intermediate revisions by the same user not shown) | |||
| Line 4: | Line 4: | ||
* six Taiwanese dictionaries spanning from [[Taioaan Jidpurn-sitai|Japanese era]] to present day | * six Taiwanese dictionaries spanning from [[Taioaan Jidpurn-sitai|Japanese era]] to present day | ||
* full-text search engine accepts written Taiwanese as well as English, and ''[[Harnji]]'' | * full-text search engine accepts written Taiwanese as well as English, and ''[[Harnji]]'' | ||
* audio from | * audio from government-compiled dictionary: [[Dictionary of Frequently-Used Taiwan Minnan|DFT]] | ||
* word unjoiner to aid learning and searching at syllable level | * word unjoiner to aid learning and searching at syllable level | ||
* ''Seven Tones'' soundboard: [[table of all MLT finals]] with examples | * ''Seven Tones'' soundboard: [[table of all MLT finals]] with examples | ||
== How to search == | == How to search == | ||
* We describe use of "Taiwanese–English dictionaries full-text search" | |||
=== Typical usage === | === Typical usage === | ||
* input: Taiwanese word (often consists of two syllables [[tone sandhi|joined together]]), for example: | * input: Taiwanese word (often consists of two syllables [[tone sandhi|joined together]]), for example: | ||
| Line 27: | Line 29: | ||
** {{x|ee}} | ** {{x|ee}} | ||
* | * "Monosyllable mode" normally allows only monosyllable results. To see more entries with this syllable, click "Khahzøe" | ||
* if the syllable is a DFT monosyllable, a navigation bar displays adjacent DFT monosyllables in alphabetical order | |||
== Data == | == Data == | ||
| Line 45: | Line 49: | ||
* [[SQLite]]: [https://sqlite.org/fts3.html FTS4] for full-text search | * [[SQLite]]: [https://sqlite.org/fts3.html FTS4] for full-text search | ||
* Token prefix queries: use the asterisk ('*') at the end. Similar to {{w|wildcard character}} in [[zokgiap hexthorng|operating systems]] (normal wildcard search not currently supported by FTS) | * Token prefix queries: use the asterisk ('*') at the end. Similar to {{w|wildcard character}} in [[zokgiap hexthorng|operating systems]] (normal wildcard search not currently supported by FTS) | ||
** Example: {{x|Taioa*}} | ** Example: {{x|Taioa*}}, {{x|臺*}} | ||
* Specify a column-name followed by a colon (':') | * Specify a column-name followed by a colon (':') | ||
** Example: {{x|thj:頭*}} (returns entries where Taiwanese written with Harnji begins with character for [[thaau]]) | ** Example: {{x|thj:頭*}} (returns entries where Taiwanese written with Harnji begins with character for [[thaau]]) | ||