This repository provides a front-end search interface for the yylc database an open-licensed, comprehensive database of Cantonese measure words (as well as verbal measures) with accompanying collocation tables and usage notes. The yylc-js application is entirely local and can be run offline without access to the Internet. It aims to be a fast and easy way to find immediately usable information about Cantonese measure words.
To search, just begin typing (using Cantonese, Mandarin/Standard Chinese, or Cantonese romanization) in the search box and results should begin appearing immediately. Measure words, verbal measures, collocations, and their pronunciations can all be searched freely.
The application can be run from any browser by simply opening the index.html page in the project root directory. A live demo is also available here.
The yylc-js engine uses a modified 9-tone Yale romanization scheme by default. If you prefer to use Jyutping, open the HTML file in the jp directory (demo). The more traditional 6-tone Yale system is also available in the yale directory (demo). Other romanization schemes can be made available upon request.
- Merge separate Jyutping and 6-tone Yale pages to single interface with romanization options
- Localize interface to English and other languages
- Provide switcher and API to enable this
- Other romanization schemes?
- Help / About buttons
- yylc database project - Cantonese measure word database
- Picnic CSS
- pingyam-rb - Ruby library for converting Yale romanization to Jyutping