Cantonese Popup Dictionary

Cantonese-English pop-up dictionary for Chrome

Cantonese Popup Dictionary Chrome Extension

"Cantonese Popup Dictionary" is a Chrome Extension that enhances user experience by instantly translating Cantonese words into English and displaying the pronunciation. Simply hover over the Chinese words, and the plugin does the rest. It employs Yale Romanisation system and incorporates data from Cantonese CEDICT project. It is an adaptation of the "Perapera Chinese Popup Dictionary" plugin.
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Extension stats

Users: 2,000+
Rating: 4.73
(37)
Version: 0.0.3 (Last updated: 2015-05-03)
Creation date: 2015-05-03
Risk impact: High risk impact
Risk likelihood:
Manifest version: 2
Permissions:
  • tabs
  • http://*/*
Size: 9.83M

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Extension summary

Cantonese-English pop-up dictionary for Chrome. Simply hover the mouse pointer over Chinese words to have both the definition and pronunciation displayed via a pop-up window in real-time. Pronunciation is displayed as Yale romanisation with tone numbers (other configurations are not supported at this time).

This plugin is based on the "Perapera Chinese Popup Dictionary" plugin for Chrome (which is in turn based on several other projects including Rikaikun, Rikaichan and RikaiXUL), with the dictionary replaced with data from Cantonese CEDICT project. The original copyright notices remain intact within the package source files. I take no credit for this; it was a quick and easy hack using existing resources.

Credits:

Perapera Chinese Popup Dictionary - https://chrome.google.com/extensions/detail/hlcddplhfenagbaipfjhhcjmebhkkaif

Cantonese CEDICT project - https://writecantonese8.wordpress.com/2012/02/04/cantonese-cedict-project

User reviews

These summaries are automatically generated weekly using AI based on recent user reviews. Chrome Web Store does not verify user reviews, so some user reviews may be inaccurate, spammy, or outdated.
Pros
  • Very useful
  • Works awesome
  • Fantastic app
  • Excellent extension
  • Handy for learners of hanzi based languages
Cons
  • Uses a non-standard romanization system
  • Definitions may be incorrect, potentially pulling from a Mandarin dictionary
  • Does not work on local file URLs
  • Lacks Text-to-Speech (TTS) functionality
Most mentioned
  • Wish it used an established romanization system (Jyutping)
  • Very helpful
  • Hope it will remain available/updated
  • Unique with no equivalent options
  • Lifesaver for learners
User reviews
This is the best Cantonese pop-up dictionary. PLEEEEEEEASE update the extension. Chrome says it will stop working soon... PLEEEEEASE thank you very much for this dictionary
by Ever Arevalo, 2024-09-24

I wish it used an established romanisation system (Jyutping) rather than a completely made-up one.
by Ben MacLeod, 2023-02-05

Works awesome except it doesnt work on local file urls but nevertheless is very helpful!
by haneefm7020, 2022-03-18
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Extension safety

Risk impact

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Risk likelihood

Cantonese Popup Dictionary has earned a fairly good reputation and likely can be trusted.

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