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.
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| 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
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sinologists ⓘ |
| languagePair | Chinese–English ⓘ |
| medium | print ⓘ |
| notableFor |
comprehensive coverage of Chinese characters
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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 ⓘ |
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