"Delete the word 'Japanese pirates' from the new version of the Xinhua Dictionary"? The survey results have been revised | Dictionary | Japanese Pirates
Recently, some netizens reported that the term "Japanese pirates" has been removed from the new version of the Xinhua Dictionary, causing public attention. According to media reports, citing staff from the Commercial Press, they are aware of this matter and are currently understanding the details.
In this regard, an article published on the WeChat official account of "China Publishing Marketing Weekly" on June 27 said that the report was untrue according to the first investigation conducted by the newspaper of a Chinese publishing media company. The investigation results are as follows:
1. As a small dictionary, the Xinhua Dictionary focuses on collecting characters. Since the 1950s, the word "Japanese pirates" has not been included under the word "Japanese" in all versions, so the so-called "new version deletion" is not true.
The 1957 edition of Xinhua Dictionary contains the word "Japanese" and the pictures in this article are all pictures of China Publishing and Marketing Weekly.
The character "Wo" in the 12th edition of the Xinhua Dictionary
The Modern Chinese Dictionary and Xinhua Dictionary published by the Commercial Press, as medium-sized dictionaries, have always included the term "Japanese pirates" in their respective versions.
The interpretation of the term "Japanese pirates" in the 7th edition of the Modern Chinese Dictionary is: Japanese pirates who repeatedly harassed and robbed North Korea and China's coastal areas from the 14th to the 16th century. During the War of Resistance Against Japan, Japanese aggressors were also known as Japanese pirates.
The word "Japanese pirates" in the 7th edition of the Modern Chinese Dictionary
The reporter noticed that the 12th edition of the Xinhua Dictionary app also did not include the term "Japanese pirates". The 12th edition of the Xinhua Dictionary had already been released as early as 2020, and there was no situation where the term "Japanese pirates" was removed from the new edition of the Xinhua Dictionary.
Cover of the 1957 New First Edition of the Xinhua Dictionary
Cover of the 12th edition of the Xinhua Dictionary
According to public information, the Xinhua Dictionary is the first modern Chinese dictionary in New China and holds a milestone significance in the history of Chinese dictionaries. It was first published in 1953 and was originally written by Xinhua Dictionary Society, with Wei Jiangong presiding over the writing work. The first and revised versions in 1954 were published and distributed by the People's Education Press. In 1956, Xinhua Dictionary Press was incorporated into the dictionary editing room of the Institute of Linguistics, Chinese Academy of Sciences at that time. Since then, the Institute has been mainly responsible for the revision and maintenance of the dictionary; The first edition from 1957 to the 12th edition in 2020 were published and distributed by the Commercial Press.
