Big5

English

Etymology

Defined by collaboration among five major computer companies in Taiwan.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /bɪɡ faɪv/

Proper noun

Big5

1. (computing) A character encoding method for Traditional Chinese characters.

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／大五码 (zh) (dàwǔmǎ)

• Japanese: ^{(please verify)} Big5 (ja) (Big5)