Open-sourced Yue Dictionary Collection Platform - an open Cantonese dictionary platform
粵語辭叢 is building a practical, modern Cantonese / Yue / Jyut dictionary platform that helps preserve and share Cantonese through contemporary technology.
By bringing together Cantonese dictionaries from multiple sources, we provide learners, researchers, and language enthusiasts with one convenient and comprehensive lookup tool.
The dictionaries collected on this platform broadly fall into two groups, each with its own licensing terms and usage restrictions:
Examples include books such as 《實用廣州話分類詞典》 (Mak Wan and Tam Bou-wan, Guangdong People's Publishing House, 1997) and 《廣州話俗語詞典》 (Au Yeung Kok-a, Chow Mou-kei, and Yiu Bing-choi, Guangdong People's Publishing House, 2010).
These dictionary contents are protected by the Copyright Law of the People's Republic of China. The data comes from publicly shared scanned resources found online.
The original book authors are responsible for the entry content. This platform's data was produced through OCR at scale, so recognition or formatting errors may remain. If you find a problem, please open a GitHub issue: GitHub Issue
We encourage users to support the original sources. If you need to use these dictionary contents formally, please buy the original publication or contact the publisher for permission.
These dictionaries are written and maintained by open communities under open licenses.
Content disclaimer: entries in community dictionaries are written and maintained by their respective editorial communities. This site only aggregates and displays the content, and does not guarantee its accuracy, completeness, or suitability. If you have questions about a specific entry, please visit the source dictionary site or contact its editors directly.
A Hong Kong Cantonese community dictionary with everyday expressions, slang, and modern vocabulary, plus bilingual Cantonese-English definitions.
Non-Commercial Open Data License 1.0(Non-Commercial Open Data License)
Separate authorization is required (small individual businesses under 3x the regional median income may be exempt).
Copyright holder: Hong Kong Lexicography Ltd.
Cantonese entries from Wiktionary, collaboratively written by volunteers around the world.
CC BY-SA 4.0(Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 International)
Copyright holder: Wikimedia Foundation & Wiktionary contributors
Original word lists compiled and contributed by dialect enthusiasts, learners, researchers, and other individuals.
Published under the following license: CC BY-NC 4.0
Attribution example: 陳明. (2025). 四邑話日常用語詞表. 粵語辭叢 (jyutjyu.com)
The headwords and pronunciations from 《欽州白話》, covering Qinzhou Yue vocabulary and Jyutping. Originally compiled by Lai Joengzit and other enthusiasts, published in 2020.
GPL-3.0(GNU General Public License 3.0)
Copyright holder: Lai Joengzit et al. Data source: https://github.com/LaiJoengzit/hamzau_jyutping
The following dictionaries are publicly accessible online but do not state a specific license. Please cite the source and respect the original author when using or redistributing them.
A Taishanese-English web dictionary with headwords, phrases, and examples, plus Taishanese romanization, Hanyu Pinyin, and English definitions.
Data source: a publicly available web dictionary. Copyright © 2005-2024 Gene M. Chin. No explicit license is stated.
Source: https://www.chinfamilytree.com/hed/index.htm · Please cite the source and respect the original author when using or redistributing it.
We respect intellectual property and are committed to preserving and passing on Cantonese culture within an appropriate legal framework.
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This is an open-source project, and we welcome contributions in many forms.