Imperially Authorized Penta-lingual Dictionary of ...

Imperially Authorized Penta-lingual Dictionary of Qing Dynasty

Imperially Authorized Penta-lingual Dictionary of Qing Dynasty (Yu Zhi Wu Ti Qing Wen Jian in Chinese) is a classified dictionary officially compiled during the period of Emperor Qianlong of the Qing Dynasty (1636—1912).

It is a dictionary with characters of the five languages of Manchu,Tibetan,Mongol,Han,and Uygur in parallel.The compiler and the time of publication are both unknown,but most people believe that it was finished at the end of the period of Emperor Qianlong.The book is rich in content and is a great work among the dictionaries of the Chinese minor ethnic groups.(https://www.daowen.com)

Imperially Authorized Penta-lingual Dictionary bridges the cultures of Manchu,Tibetan,Mongol,Han,and Uygur.It is also helpful for the research of the ties between the Mongolian and Turki languages.It is especially precious that this work not only collects the references about the characters of Uygur in the Qing Dynasty but also provides phonetic notations for the Tibetan and Uygur words.