AiZhu Bible & Hymns FAQ (Frequently Asked Questions)
1. What is at this site?
2. Why are some links "not available"?
3. Where is this Bible software available online ?
4. Is the bible available in Pinyin in hardcopy or for off-line usage?
5. What is the difference between Pinyin in PY and IT?
6. What are the numbers after the Pinyin?
7. What is the the complete set of Pinyin symbols? How does this differ from Zhuyin Pinyin?
8. I am unable to view Chinese Characters, What should I do?
9. I see Chinese characters but they don't make sense. What's wrong?
10. How do I search the Pinyin Bible?
11. Who do I contact for more information?
1. What is at this site?
Complete Bible in...
- Chinese Characters (Chinese Union Version, guo-biao encoding)
- Romanized Chinese (Chinese Union Version, Hanyu pinyin)
- Chinese Bible w/ pinyin & English translation appearing on status bar
- English (King James Version)
- English (Basic English Version)
- Spanish (Spanish Reina Valera)
Music...
1. Christmas Carols: Chinese (gb), (pinyin), (English)
2. Various Hymns in Chinese (gb) and pinyin.
2. Why are some links "not available"?
Some parts are only available on CD-ROM (search feature). Others may be broken by accident. Please contact us to tell us the problem.
3. Where is this software (and updates) available online?
Off-line on: CD-ROM. Email for information.
On-line at: http://www.aizhu.com (with Spanish, continual updating...)
On-line at: http://www.wordproject.org (with Portugese)
4. Is the bible available in Pinyin in hardcopy or for offline usage?
The most recent version online here and available on CD-ROM. Email us for information. In terms of printed Bibles, the New Testament is available in Hanyu Pinyin. The Old Testament is
not although an edition is available in Zhuyin Pinyin and traditional characters.
5. What is the difference between Pinyin that appears with selection PY and IT?
In IT files, I have made my best guess at the pronounciation of each word.
In the PY files, I have listed all the possible pronounciations.
For example, sometimes a word has different pronunciations in different parts of China,
or when used in different contexts. In the PY files, I list all these pronounciations,
while in the IT files I will only list the one most likely for this context.
6. What are the numbers after the Pinyin?
These represent the tone: 1 is the first tone (flat), 2 is the second tone (rising),
3 is the third tone (falling then rising), 4 is the fourth tone (falling) and 5 is no tone (pronounced short)
Tones are specified by numbers as this is the way they are input into the computer to search the files.
8. I am unable to view Chinese Characters, What should I do?
You have not installed Chinese language support on your computer. You need to either go to Microsoft homepage and download the Mainland Chinese fonts or
install MVIEW (installation file in the tools directory of the CD. See homepage for
further information. Note that MVIEW is shareware, so if
you decide to keep using it, then you should register).
9. I see Chinese characters but they don't make sense. What's wrong?
You most likely have support for Taiwanese version of Chinese characters and not the Mainland Chinese version. You need to either go to Microsoft homepage and download the fonts or install MVIEW to get Chinese language support.
In the second case, make sure the setting is on GB (China) and not on BIG-6 (Taiwan)
10. Why can't I search the Bible?
This feature is, unfortunately, only currently available after you have copied the software from a CD,
then this flash animation walks you through the process, step-by-step. (It is not available on the website, as I do not have time to
rewrite the ANSI-C code to run on a server. ). If you have the CD, for information on how to
search, follow links on homepage.
11. Who do I contact for more information?
Please Email us at info@aizhu.com