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We describe how to use "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: | ||
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** {{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 == | ||
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* [[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]]) | ||
Revision as of 10:52, 27 June 2024
MTL Toolbox (https://learntaiwanese.org/MTLtoolbox/about.html) is software and data to help work with written Taiwanese using the MTL writing system and other romanizations for Taiwanese.
Features
- six Taiwanese dictionaries spanning from Japanese era to present day
- full-text search engine accepts written Taiwanese as well as English, and Harnji
- audio from government-compiled dictionary: DFT
- word unjoiner to aid learning and searching at syllable level
- Seven Tones soundboard: table of all MLT finals with examples
How to search
We describe how to use "Taiwanese–English dictionaries full-text search"
Typical usage
- input: Taiwanese word (often consists of two syllables joined together), for example:
- the Toolbox "unjoins" words by database lookup
- the results from historical works should be about the same as for:
Monosyllable
- for a monosyllable, exact matches are displayed by default, for example (PTC):
- "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
Local copies of:
- HTB: Hiexntai-buun Dictionary
- DFT: Dictionary of Frequently-Used Taiwan Minnan (in TL. We added MTL annotations and annotated over 5800 definitions in English for monosyllables)
- MK: Maryknoll Taiwanese-English Dictionary (in POJ. We added MTL annotations)
- EDUTECH: Liim Keahioong (2001-2003) EDUTECH: Taiwanese-English Dictionary Searched with Concise Atonal Spelling (in MLT with unified spellings (øe))
- Embree, Bernard L. M. (1973). A Dictionary of Southern Min: based on current usage in Taiwan and checked against the earlier works of Carstairs Douglas, Thomas Barclay, and Ernest Tipson. Hong Kong: Hong Kong Language Institute. (in POJ. We added MLT annotations)
- Lim08: Tai-Nichi Daijiten translated into Taiwanese. (original 1931 & 1932, in Taiwanese kana. Data in POJ. We added MLT annotations)
We also support searching other websites with conversion to POJ/TL:
- Lim (2019): Tai-Nichi Daijiten
- Taibuun/Hoabuun Svoarterng Sutiern
Technical notes
- SQLite: FTS4 for full-text search
- Token prefix queries: use the asterisk ('*') at the end. Similar to wildcard character in operating systems (normal wildcard search not currently supported by FTS)
- Specify a column-name followed by a colon (':')
- Add carat ^ before token to require token to be very first token in its column
- Example: ^thaau
See also
Acknowledgements
- The MTL Toolbox uses data from the Maryknoll Taiwanese-English Dictionary, which was generously released to the public under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike 3.0 License.