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== How to search ==
== How to search ==
We describe how to use "Taiwanese–English dictionaries full-text search". This interface is mainly for MLT or MTL input. The "en" button is used to direct the search to the English field. Harnji can also be input (note: the indexer does not perform text segmentation).
We describe how to use "Taiwanese–English dictionaries full-text search". This interface is mainly for MLT or MTL input. The "en" button is used to direct the search to the English field. Harnji can also be input, although we do not attempt word segmentation.


=== 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:
** {{x|køefcie}}
** {{x|køefcie}}
* the Toolbox "unjoins" words by database lookup
* the Toolbox "unjoins" words (syllable segmentation) by database lookup
* then it performs search using unordered collection of syllables (bag-of-syllables)
* then it performs search using unordered collection of syllables (bag-of-syllables)
* the results from historical works should be about the same as for:
* the results from historical works should be about the same as for:
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