A Chinese–English Dictionary (Herbert Giles, 1892)
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A Chinese–English Dictionary (1892) by Herbert Giles is a landmark lexicographical work that systematically applied the Wade–Giles romanization system and became a foundational reference for Western study of the Chinese language.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| A Chinese–English Dictionary (Herbert Giles, 1892) canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T10868755 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: A Chinese–English Dictionary (Herbert Giles, 1892) Context triple: [Wade–Giles, notablePublication, A Chinese–English Dictionary (Herbert Giles, 1892)]
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A.
Kangxi Dictionary
The Kangxi Dictionary is an authoritative Qing dynasty Chinese character dictionary, renowned for its comprehensive coverage and lasting influence on Chinese lexicography.
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B.
Chinese Wiktionary
Chinese Wiktionary is the Chinese-language edition of Wiktionary, a collaboratively edited, free online dictionary and thesaurus of words and phrases.
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C.
A New English Dictionary on Historical Principles
A New English Dictionary on Historical Principles is the original title of what later became the Oxford English Dictionary, the comprehensive historical dictionary of the English language.
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D.
Daniel Jones's English Pronouncing Dictionary
Daniel Jones's English Pronouncing Dictionary is a seminal reference work that systematically documents and standardizes British English pronunciation, particularly the accent known as Received Pronunciation.
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E.
Royal Institute Dictionary
The Royal Institute Dictionary is Thailand’s official authoritative dictionary that defines and regulates standard usage of the Thai language.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: A Chinese–English Dictionary (Herbert Giles, 1892) Target entity description: A Chinese–English Dictionary (1892) by Herbert Giles is a landmark lexicographical work that systematically applied the Wade–Giles romanization system and became a foundational reference for Western study of the Chinese language.
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A.
Kangxi Dictionary
The Kangxi Dictionary is an authoritative Qing dynasty Chinese character dictionary, renowned for its comprehensive coverage and lasting influence on Chinese lexicography.
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B.
Chinese Wiktionary
Chinese Wiktionary is the Chinese-language edition of Wiktionary, a collaboratively edited, free online dictionary and thesaurus of words and phrases.
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C.
A New English Dictionary on Historical Principles
A New English Dictionary on Historical Principles is the original title of what later became the Oxford English Dictionary, the comprehensive historical dictionary of the English language.
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D.
Daniel Jones's English Pronouncing Dictionary
Daniel Jones's English Pronouncing Dictionary is a seminal reference work that systematically documents and standardizes British English pronunciation, particularly the accent known as Received Pronunciation.
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E.
Royal Institute Dictionary
The Royal Institute Dictionary is Thailand’s official authoritative dictionary that defines and regulates standard usage of the Thai language.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Chinese–English dictionary
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lexicographical work ⓘ reference book ⓘ |
| academicDiscipline | Chinese linguistics ⓘ |
| author | Herbert Giles NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| centuryOfPublication | 19th century ⓘ |
| chronologyPosition | predecessor of modern pinyin-based Chinese–English dictionaries ⓘ |
| citationRole | standard reference in early Western publications on Chinese ⓘ |
| compiler | Herbert Giles NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| contains |
Chinese character entries with English definitions
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pronunciation information in Wade–Giles ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | United Kingdom ⓘ |
| era | late Qing dynasty NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| field |
Sinology
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lexicography ⓘ |
| firstSystematicUseOf | Wade–Giles romanization GENERATED ⓘ |
| genre | bilingual dictionary ⓘ |
| geographicalFocus | China NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasFormat | multi-volume work ⓘ |
| historicalSignificance |
helped standardize Wade–Giles romanization in the English-speaking world
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served as a foundational reference for early Western sinology ⓘ |
| influenced |
Western Chinese language pedagogy
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later Chinese–English dictionaries ⓘ |
| intendedAudience |
Western students of Chinese
ⓘ
sinologists ⓘ |
| languagePair | Chinese–English ⓘ |
| medium | print ⓘ |
| notableFor |
comprehensive coverage of Chinese characters
ⓘ
influence on Western study of Chinese ⓘ status as a standard reference work in early 20th century Sinology ⓘ systematic application of Wade–Giles romanization ⓘ |
| primaryLanguageOfExplanations | English GENERATED ⓘ |
| primaryLanguageOfHeadwords | Chinese GENERATED ⓘ |
| publicationYear | 1892 ⓘ |
| relatedPerson | Thomas Wade NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| relatedWork | Wade–Giles romanization system NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| romanizationOfHeadwords | Wade–Giles NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| romanizationSystemUsed | Wade–Giles NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| scriptOfHeadwords | Chinese characters ⓘ |
| subject |
Chinese characters
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Chinese language ⓘ Chinese vocabulary ⓘ |
| timePeriodOfUseAsStandard |
early 20th century
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late 19th century ⓘ |
| usedBy |
academic sinologists
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diplomats in China ⓘ missionaries studying Chinese ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: A Chinese–English Dictionary (Herbert Giles, 1892) Description of subject: A Chinese–English Dictionary (1892) by Herbert Giles is a landmark lexicographical work that systematically applied the Wade–Giles romanization system and became a foundational reference for Western study of the Chinese language.
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