Sidney Lau’s "A Practical Cantonese‑English Dictionary"
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Sidney Lau’s "A Practical Cantonese‑English Dictionary" is a widely used reference work that introduces and standardizes the Sidney Lau romanization system for learners of Cantonese.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Sidney Lau’s "A Practical Cantonese‑English Dictionary" canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T21868638 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Sidney Lau’s "A Practical Cantonese‑English Dictionary" Context triple: [Sidney Lau Cantonese romanization, documentation, Sidney Lau’s "A Practical Cantonese‑English Dictionary"]
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A.
Kangxi Dictionary
The Kangxi Dictionary is an authoritative Qing dynasty Chinese character dictionary, renowned for its comprehensive coverage and lasting influence on Chinese lexicography.
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B.
Chinese Wiktionary
Chinese Wiktionary is the Chinese-language edition of Wiktionary, a collaboratively edited, free online dictionary and thesaurus of words and phrases.
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C.
A Chinese–English Dictionary (Herbert Giles, 1892)
A Chinese–English Dictionary (1892) by Herbert Giles is a landmark lexicographical work that systematically applied the Wade–Giles romanization system and became a foundational reference for Western study of the Chinese language.
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D.
Daniel Jones's English Pronouncing Dictionary
Daniel Jones's English Pronouncing Dictionary is a seminal reference work that systematically documents and standardizes British English pronunciation, particularly the accent known as Received Pronunciation.
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E.
Hong Kong Government Cantonese Romanization
Hong Kong Government Cantonese Romanization is an official system developed by the Hong Kong government for representing Cantonese sounds using the Latin alphabet, primarily for place names and administrative use.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Sidney Lau’s "A Practical Cantonese‑English Dictionary" Target entity description: Sidney Lau’s "A Practical Cantonese‑English Dictionary" is a widely used reference work that introduces and standardizes the Sidney Lau romanization system for learners of Cantonese.
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A.
Kangxi Dictionary
The Kangxi Dictionary is an authoritative Qing dynasty Chinese character dictionary, renowned for its comprehensive coverage and lasting influence on Chinese lexicography.
-
B.
Chinese Wiktionary
Chinese Wiktionary is the Chinese-language edition of Wiktionary, a collaboratively edited, free online dictionary and thesaurus of words and phrases.
-
C.
A Chinese–English Dictionary (Herbert Giles, 1892)
A Chinese–English Dictionary (1892) by Herbert Giles is a landmark lexicographical work that systematically applied the Wade–Giles romanization system and became a foundational reference for Western study of the Chinese language.
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D.
Daniel Jones's English Pronouncing Dictionary
Daniel Jones's English Pronouncing Dictionary is a seminal reference work that systematically documents and standardizes British English pronunciation, particularly the accent known as Received Pronunciation.
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E.
Hong Kong Government Cantonese Romanization
Hong Kong Government Cantonese Romanization is an official system developed by the Hong Kong government for representing Cantonese sounds using the Latin alphabet, primarily for place names and administrative use.
- F. None of above. chosen
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
Sidney Lau Cantonese romanization
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documentation
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Sidney Lau’s "A Practical Cantonese‑English Dictionary"
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