Happy new year ! I’ve started cantosearch, a little terminal toolkit which helps me querying different cantonese resource websites.
For now, it allows me to query the great www.cantonese.sheik.co.uk dictionary like this :
mrpingouin@localhost:~$ python3 cantosearch.py -j "faai lok"
Found 11 jyutping entries
新年快樂 san1nin4faai3lok6 Happy New Year
聖誕快樂 sing3daan3faai3lok6 Merry Christmas
快樂 faai3lok6 happy; joyous
生日快樂 saang1jat6faai3lok6 Happy Birthday!
天天快樂 tin1tin1faai3lok6 happy everyday
快樂主義 faai3lok6zyu2ji6 hedonism
不快樂 bat1faai3lok6 國unhappy
情人節快樂 cing4jan4zit3faai3lok6 Happy Valentine's Day
快樂幸福 faai3lok6hang6fuk1 cheerful, happy
元宵節快樂 jyun4siu1zit3faai3lok6 Happy Lantern Festival!
快速以太網絡 faai3cuk1ji5taai3mong5lok3 Fast Ethernet
# Using an alias makes it even more effective
alias cs="python3 cantosearch.py"
It should be sufficient for a while, although I might add support for other resources like cantonese.org, or yellowbridge.com.