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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By: Nicholas Van Veen

Users: 2,000+

Rating: 4.73

(37)

Version: 0.0.3 (Last updated: 2015-05-03)

Creation date: 2015-05-03

Permissions:

tabs
http://*/*

Size: 9.83M

Full description: See detailed description

Ranking

# 19,354 ▲ 13

Other rankings

#23366 in Workflow & Planning ▲ 640 #45 in popup keyword 66 ▲ 16 #93 in dictionary keyword 83 ▼ 5

Other platforms

Not available on Android

Not available on Firefox

Not available on Edge

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 Chrome Web Store does not verify user reviews, so some user reviews may be inaccurate, spammy, or outdated.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

Ever Arevalo, 2024-09-24

I wish it used an established romanisation system (Jyutping) rather than a completely made-up one.

Ben MacLeod, 2023-02-05

Works awesome except it doesnt work on local file urls but nevertheless is very helpful!

haneefm7020, 2022-03-18

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Extension safety

Risk impact

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