words.hk (粵典)

What it actually is

A large crowd-built dictionary where entries are defined in Cantonese itself with jyutping, usage examples and English glosses on many words, alongside a corpus of written Cantonese text. Because it documents how people actually speak, it catches slang, particles and internet coinages that older Chinese dictionaries pretend do not exist. The main site is in Chinese; CantoWords.com is the same data with an English interface, which is what most learners should use. Not every entry has an English gloss yet.

What it covers

• Vocabulary
• Reading

Listed for

• Cantonese

Official links

• English site ↗

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