---------------------------------------------------- Internet Guide for Chinese Studies Newsletter http://www.sino.uni-heidelberg.de/igcs/ignew.htm ---------------------------------------------------- 05 May 2004, entry by Hanno Lecher New in IGCS - Dictionaries (http://www.sino.uni-heidelberg.de/igcs/iglang.htm#dictionaries): CEDICT: Chinese-English Dictionary Ed./Corp.: Started by Paul Denisowski, now maintained by volunteers at mandarintools.com. URL.: http://www.mandarintools.com/cedict.html Language: Chinese (Big5, GB), English.. Self description: This website is a continuation of the CEDICT project started by Paul Denisowski. It aims to provide a complete Chinese to English dictionary with pronunciation in pinyin for the Chinese characters. CEDICT is merely a text file, other programs are needed to search and display it. CEDICT was inspired by the EDICT Japanese dictionary project of Jim Breen. Description: As of May 2004 the Big5 version contained 25,807 entries with 26,404 definitions, the GB version 23,512 entries with 24,345 definitions. The project is meant as an open collaborative endeavor, submissions for new or enlarged entries are highly encouraged. Note: The dictionary can be used as a local add-on to your machine (desktop, laptop, PalmPilot, WAP) or on-line. _______________________________________________________ With kind regards, Hanno E. Lecher INTERNET GUIDE FOR CHINESE STUDIES -- editor http://www.sino.uni-heidelberg.de/igcs/ _______________________________________________________ An archive of this list as well as an subscribe/unsubscribe facility is available at: http://listserv.uni-heidelberg.de/archives/igcs-l.html