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Big5

Big5

English

Noun

Big5

(computing) A character encoding method for Traditional Chinese characters defined by collaboration among 5 major computer companies in Taiwan.

Translations

character encoding method for Traditional Chinese characters

Chinese:

Cantonese: 大五碼, 大五码 ‎(daai⁶ ng⁵ maa⁵), 五大碼, 五大码 ‎(ng⁵ daai⁶ maa⁵)

Mandarin: 五大碼, 五大码 ‎(wǔdàmǎ), 大五碼 (zh), 大五码 (zh) ‎(dàwǔmǎ)

Japanese: ^{(please verify)}Big5