Guangzhou Sound Dictionary: Mandarin Pronunciation Reference: Mandarin Pronunciation Reference

Author: Rao Bingcai
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Publishing Date: 2003-09-01
Features: This dictionary includes all characters, noting their Mandarin pronunciation, meaning, and usage, as well as Cantonese dialect pronunciation, special meanings, and usage. The phonetic annotations and definitions for Mandarin are primarily based on the 1971 revised and reprinted version of Xinhua Zidian (New Century Dictionary), with appropriate revisions and supplements. The scope of characters in this dictionary includes all 8,500+ characters from Xinhua Zidian, as well as some widely used dialect characters in the Cantonese-speaking region, which are marked with an asterisk (). This book is rigorous, concise, and practical—a highly popular Cantonese dialect pronunciation reference tool that has been printed 32 times and sold over a million copies.