# MandarinSpot Annotations

> Mouseover Chinese dictionary with Pinyin and English definitions (offline)

Canonical page: [https://chrome-stats.com/d/mandarinspot-annotations](https://chrome-stats.com/d/mandarinspot-annotations)

## Overview

- **ID:** `mandarinspot-annotations`
- **Platform:** Firefox
- **Type:** Firefox add-on
- **Status:** Available
- **Publisher:** MandarinSpot
- **Category:** language-support
- **Daily users:** 17
- **Weekly downloads:** 5
- **Version:** 0.1.11
- **Last updated:** 2026-05-22
- **First published:** 2026-04-06
- **Size:** 5.07 MB
- **Data as of:** 2026-09-06
- **Store listing:** [Firefox Add-ons Store](https://addons.mozilla.org/firefox/addon/mandarinspot-annotations/)

## Description

MandarinSpot Pop-up Annotations

Mouse over any Chinese text on any webpage to instantly see Pinyin romanization and English definitions. No internet required — the entire dictionary is bundled offline with the extension.

Features:
- Instant lookups — Hover over any Chinese character or word to see its definition immediately
- Smart segmentation — Recognizes multi-character words for accurate results
- Pinyin + definitions — Clear romanized pronunciation and multiple English translations per entry
- Works everywhere — Active on all websites; just mouse over Chinese text
- Fully offline — No network requests; loads the pre-compiled CEDICT dictionary locally
- Auto light/dark theme — Popup adapts to the background brightness of the text you're reading

How it works:
Simply move your cursor over any Chinese text. The extension will detect word boundaries, look up the term in its offline dictionary, and display a popup with Pinyin pronunciation and English definitions. Works on any webpage, even while offline.

Dictionary:
Powered by the CC-BY-SA licensed CEDICT dictionary, pre-compiled for fast lookups with intelligent word segmentation.

## Rankings

- #26,624 — Overall
- #55 — definition
- #72 — hot spot
- #150 — notion
- #150 — offline

## Permissions and access

### Permissions

- `activeTab`
- `storage`

### Host permissions

- `http://*/*`
- `https://*/*`

### Content script matches

- `<all_urls>`

## Safety

- **Risk impact:** Moderate risk impact
- **Risk likelihood:** High risk likelihood

### Analysis details

- Allows access to all websites, posing a significant security risk as it can monitor and modify data from any visited site.
- This extension has low user count. Unpopular extensions may not be stable or safe.

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Source: [Chrome-Stats](https://chrome-stats.com/d/mandarinspot-annotations)