A Practical English-Chinese Pronouncing Dictionary (English, Chinese Characters, Romanized Mandarin and Cantonese)
Language: English
Published by Charles E.Tuttle Co.: Publishers, Rutland, VT, and Tokyo, Japan, 1970
- First Edition
- Hardcover
- Used
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601pp., xxix. Stated:"Second printing, 1970". Red fine cloth with large black title box on spine for brilliant gilt-stamped lettering; light gray ribbed, thick, endpapers. Very light sunning to small exposed strip of red cloth on inside top rear edge from inside rear flap to spine and across top spine end on the inside (the outside everywhere is As New, unsunned: dustwrapper has done its job). Glossy red and black dustwrapper not price-clipped ($12.50) with title lettering in black over red across upper 3/5 front cover; spine seems sunned from red to pale taupe with hint of orange, but all lettering is bold, not evidently sunned; thin line of rubbing wear across lower spine edge; 2 very tiny chips at top spine edge; 1/4" spot on spine, middle right edge, where price tag removed took off glossy finish (exposing white paper beneath): describes much worse than either book or dw appears to the eye: Essentially a glossy new look with no rubbing wear at corners or along edges. Strong, tight binding; corners sharp (NOT bumped): book seems unused, sturdy. No previous owner names. Clean text.…
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- Title
- A Practical English-Chinese Pronouncing Dictionary (English, Chinese Characters, Romanized Mandarin and Cantonese)
- Author
- Chen, Janey, in Collaboration with Ena G. Simms
- Publisher
- Charles E.Tuttle Co.: Publishers, Rutland, VT, and Tokyo, Japan
- Publication year
- 1970
- Condition
- Fine
- Dust jacket
- Near Fine
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Language
- English
- ISBN 10
- 0804806632
- ISBN 13
- 9780804806633
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Dimensions
- 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall
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From the Author
My book was originally published in 1970 in hardcover and was re-published in paperback in 1992. There have been 14 printings in total.
I have taught Cantonese and Mandarin in Taiwan, Hong King, and now the United States, since 1945. After years of requests by students I decided, in mid 1968, to write a comprehensive English to Chinese dictionary. Since many of my students at the time were in the military or were missionaries, this dictionary contains two additional sections with military and religious terms.
Presently I am working on a textbook which will be geared toward the business traveler who wishes to learn functional Mandarin quickly. It will have an emphasis on business, professional and entertainment terms, in addition to general vocabulary. One chapter will focus on the process and terms related to adopting a child from China and another discusses Chinese medicine. It is expected to be available by the fall of 1999.
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