xieyunzi / ydict

Yet another command-line youdao dictionary for geeks!

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Ydict, another command-line youdao dictionary for geeks!

(中文介绍文档)

Features

• Chinese -> English
• English -> Chinese
• Show hints if word is not found
• Speech
• Show example sentences

Installation

Homebrew

brew tap timothyye/tap
brew install timothyye/tap/ydict

Using Go

go get github.com/TimothyYe/ydict

Manual Installation

Download it from releases, and extact it to /usr/bin.

Speech

Starting from V0.9, speech feature is available. You need to install mpg123 to enable this feature.

NOTICE: Currently, speech feature is only available for MacOS/Linux.

Mac OS

brew install mpg123

Ubuntu

sudo apt-get install mpg123

CentOS

yum install -y mpg123

Usage

1. Query

ydict <word(s) to query>

2. Query with speetch (Available for MacOS & Linux)

ydict <word(s) to query> -v

3. Query and show more example sentences

ydict <word(s) to query> -m

SOCKS5 proxy

Starting from V0.5, you can use SOCKS5 proxy. At the same directory of ydict, just create a .env file:

SOCKS5=127.0.0.1:7070

Now all the queries will go through the specified SOCKS5 proxy.

Help

Just type "ydict" to get help.

Licence

MIT License