fenlan Posted August 17, 2005 at 09:44 PM Report Share Posted August 17, 2005 at 09:44 PM There is apparently a **12 volume** Chinese dictionary called 汉语大词典 and I have just come across a link to an electronic version at http://dg.download.21cn.com/file1anathema/utility/jiaoxue/arts/hydcd.exe This is a 38MB download. I don't know if it will work, or will turn out ot be a dodgy file, but I am giving it a go. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fenlan Posted August 17, 2005 at 10:06 PM Author Report Share Posted August 17, 2005 at 10:06 PM I think you have to pay 30 yuan to register this software. See http://www.hydcd.com/softreg.htm Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
carlo Posted August 18, 2005 at 02:27 AM Report Share Posted August 18, 2005 at 02:27 AM The 12-volume HYDCD, published by 汉语词典出版社, does have an electronic version which is on sale in HK (same contents as the printed one but without the examples), but it does NOT contain 中华字典 or 同义反义词典, which are different publications. So I guess they simply put together some of the cheaper electronic dictionaries (there are many free 成语词典 on the net) and appropriated the name HYDCD. There is no way a 12 volume dictionary is going to fit in 38 MB, is there? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fenlan Posted August 18, 2005 at 06:55 AM Author Report Share Posted August 18, 2005 at 06:55 AM Carlo, thanks for the information. I wonder how this 12 volume book compares to the 20-volume Oxford English Dictionary? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
necroflux Posted August 18, 2005 at 07:10 AM Report Share Posted August 18, 2005 at 07:10 AM Didn't work on my Windows XP PC, looks like that binary wasn't compiled for x86 32-bit procs. Any success anyone? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
carlo Posted August 19, 2005 at 03:34 AM Report Share Posted August 19, 2005 at 03:34 AM It's much like the OED in that it's a diachronic dictionary, ie. it shows you the changes in meaning of a character/variant/compound throughout history. It's probably less useful for students of the modern language as it covers a much longer period of time than the OED, so many usages are obsolete. I think I have looked up a word in the HYDCD two or three times in my life, but then again it depends on what you read. The only other resources that resemble HYDCD are Morohashi's (诸桥辙次) 汉和大辞典, in Japanese, and the (much smaller) Grand Ricci, in French. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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