# Hi Taigi: Taiwanese Dictionary — Learn Hokkien, offline audio

> Offline Taiwanese Hokkien dictionary and learning app with audio. (iPhone/iPad app by Hukido.)

- Source: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/hi-taigi-taiwanese-dictionary/id6773589861 (this page in markdown: same URL + `.md`)
- Developer: [Hukido](https://appshunter.io/developer/1890385165)
- Category: Reference, Education
- Price: Free with in-app purchases
- Age rating: 4+
- Requires: iOS 17.0 · 112 MB
- Languages: American English, Japanese, Chinese (Simplified, China), Chinese (Traditional, Taiwan)
- Released: 2026-05-29
- Data updated: 2026-10-28
- Monetization: free with in-app purchases
- User reviews in markdown: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/hi-taigi-taiwanese-dictionary/id6773589861/reviews.md

## What is Hi Taigi?

Look words up, and learn them. The Ministry of Education's Taiwanese dictionary in full, free forever; learning with Taigi Plus, from beginner to intermediate.

Hi Taigi is an offline app for Taiwanese (台語), built on the Ministry of Education's open dataset《臺灣台語常用詞辭典》, audio included. Learning starts with pronunciation drills, then builds your Taiwanese word by word through courses, everyday scenes and speaking practice.

WORKS ON IPHONE, IPAD, MAC, AND APPLE VISION PRO
Free to download and fully offline. Taigi Plus works on every device with your Apple ID.

DICTIONARY AND TOOLS: FREE FOREVER
Search, browsing, bookmarks and audio, plus look up anywhere (select text in any app to search and hear it), wildcard search, camera lookup and widgets. All free, no limits. The Tai-lo pronunciation drills are free too.

TAIGI PLUS: LEARNING
• Courses: Basics (11 lessons), Elementary (32) and Intermediate (40), one topic each (greetings, numbers, shopping…)
• 15 everyday scenes: the doctor's, the wet market, family chats, night markets, work, temple festivals and more
• Speaking practice: hear and say the dictionary's example sentences
• Also study the 700 common characters, frequent words, dictionary themes and appendices, or your own bookmarks and word lists
• Speak: say it aloud and the app checks your tones
• Learning log: what you studied each day and what's due next
• Sign in to sync bookmarks, word lists and progress across devices
Annual plan with a 7-day free trial, or go weekly.

HOW YOU LEARN
• The app schedules your reviews, mixing reading, writing, listening and speaking. Just answer and the words stay with you
• How much to do each day is decided for you
• Every sound is a real human recording, not synthesized speech

DICTIONARY: 29,606 ENTRIES
• Main entries, Taiwanese-Mandarin equivalents, single characters, appendices
• 23,298 senses and 17,906 examples, in Hanji and Tai-lo
• Variations across 10 regional accents
• Alternate, contracted, and colloquial readings
• Links between synonyms, antonyms, variant characters, dialect comparisons, and 文白 alternates

OFFLINE
Dictionary text is bundled, so search works offline from install. Audio downloads as packs, then plays offline.

SEARCH
• Hanji or Tai-lo input
• Tone-agnostic fuzzy match
• One- or two-character queries
• Headwords, examples, and glosses at once
• Wildcard search (* / ?)

NAME READINGS
Type a name in Hanji to get its Taiwanese reading character by character, literary and colloquial side by side.

SCAN WITH CAMERA (iPhone and iPad)
Point your camera at Taiwanese Hanji and tap a highlighted word to look it up.

WIDGETS
"Word of the Day", plus your bookmarks on rotation.

BROWSE
With the search field empty, browse the dictionary:
• By theme: the MoE's 23 categories and 103 subcategories
• Appendices: place names, stations, solar terms, loanwords, surnames, dialects, proverbs
• Kinship calculator: tap 父, 妹, 夫 to get the term for that relative (姑丈)

BOOKMARKS & HISTORY
• Bookmarks and word lists
• View history (most recent 100)

FOUR-LANGUAGE UI
繁體中文 / 简体中文 / 日本語 / English. Dictionary content is reproduced verbatim from the Ministry of Education source.

ABOUT TAIGI PLUS
Taigi Plus is an auto-renewing subscription, weekly or annual; the annual plan includes a 7-day free trial for first-time subscribers. Payment is charged to your Apple ID at confirmation of purchase. It renews automatically unless canceled at least 24 hours before the end of the current period. Manage or cancel anytime in your App Store account settings.
Terms of Use (EULA): https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/
Privacy Policy: https://bynoform.dev/taigi/en/privacy/

ABOUT THE DATA
This app reproduces the Ministry of Education's《臺灣台語常用詞辭典》(https://sutian.moe.edu.tw) under the CC BY-ND 3.0 Taiwan license, unmodified. Full attribution is in the app's "Credits & License" screen.

## Key features

- Offline dictionary access
- Pronunciation drills
- 700 common character course
- Real human audio recordings
- Text scanning via camera
- Word of the Day widget

## Pricing and in-app purchases

Base price: Free.

**Subscriptions**

| Subscription | Price | Period |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Taigi Plus | $24.99 | per year |
| Taigi Plus | $1.99 | per 7 days |

**One-time purchases**

| Purchase | Price | Type |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Taigi Study (+ Pro) | $3.99 | one-time |
| Taigi Pro | $1.99 | one-time |


## Is Hi Taigi safe?

Not enough ratings yet to assess Hi Taigi.

## Is Hi Taigi legit?

Hi Taigi: Taiwanese Dictionary appears legitimate, with a few gaps. The AppsHunter Legitimacy Score for Hi Taigi is 65 out of 100 points across 7 verification signals from App Store and developer data.

## Recent user reviews (1 of 1)

All indexed reviews: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/hi-taigi-taiwanese-dictionary/id6773589861/reviews.md

### 5/5 — 小遊戲很有趣

*2026-09-20*

雖然本來會說台語，但我並不會台語拼音，遊戲邊玩邊學，很快就記起來

## Frequently asked questions about Hi Taigi

### Does Taigi have ads?

No, Taigi is ad-free. The app is free to download and offers optional one-time upgrades for additional features.

### What devices does Taigi support?

Taigi is available on iPhone, iPad, Mac, and Apple Vision Pro, with a Universal Purchase for all devices linked to the same Apple ID.

### How much does Taigi cost?

The core dictionary, browsing, bookmarks, audio, pronunciation drills, and the first lesson of the character course are free. Optional one-time upgrades, 'Pro' and 'Study', unlock further features.

### Can I use Taigi offline?

Yes, Taigi is designed to be fully offline. The dictionary text and category index are bundled with the app, and audio can be downloaded in packs for offline playback.

### What is the age rating for Taigi?

Taigi has an age rating of 4+, making it suitable for a wide range of users interested in learning the language.

### How often is Taigi updated?

The latest version of Taigi is 3.4.1, last updated on September 25, 2026. Updates typically include new features and improvements.

### What are the benefits of the 'Pro' upgrade in Taigi?

The 'Pro' upgrade allows for text lookup in any other app, wildcard (pattern) search, and unlimited camera lookups, enhancing the dictionary's utility.

### Does Taigi offer a trial period for its upgrades?

The app description does not mention a trial period for its upgrades. Users can access core features for free and purchase upgrades as a one-time unlock.

## Version history (last 5 releases)

### 4.0.0 — 2026-10-25

4.0 is a major update: every dictionary tool is now free, and learning moves to Taigi Plus.

・The app is now called "Hi Taigi".
・Dictionary tools are now free: look up anywhere, wildcard search, unlimited camera lookup and widgets. No Pro purchase needed.
・New learning content (Taigi Plus): courses from Basics to Intermediate, 15 everyday scenes, speaking practice with the dictionary's example sentences, high-frequency words, and learning from the dictionary's themes and appendices and from your own bookmarks and word lists.
・A redesigned Learn home: "Today" lines up what to learn and review, and "For you" picks material based on why you're learning Taiwanese.
・The first time you open Learn, a few quick questions set up your first plan to match your level and goals.
・Learning log: see which words you studied each day and what is due for review next.
・Sign in with Apple to sync your Plus bookmarks, word lists and learning progress across devices.
・Taigi Plus is available weekly or annually, and the annual plan starts with a 7-day free trial.
・If you already bought Study or Pro: Study's learning content (all 7 lessons of the 700 common characters, Tai-lo dictation, and learning from bookmarks) stays free for you. No subscription needed.

### 3.4.2 — 2026-09-30

・The app is now available in Simplified Chinese. If your device language is Simplified Chinese, the interface appears in Simplified Chinese. The dictionary text itself stays in the Ministry of Education's Traditional Chinese.
・In Simplified Chinese, you can type Simplified characters and still find Traditional headwords, example sentences and definitions (for example, 发音 finds 發音).
・Learning: Example sentences in quizzes now come from the same sense as the definition being asked. Words whose definition only points to another entry are now asked as four-choice questions instead of self-rating.
・Info: Added "Rate Taigi". If you find the app useful, you can rate it here instead of looking for it in the App Store.
・Info: The dictionary and font credits and licenses now live on a single "Sources and licenses" page, so the plan and support items sit higher up and are easier to find.
・After you have looked up a few words, or finished a round of Learning, the app may ask whether you would like to rate it. It asks only once per version.
・Privacy: Anonymous measurement now covers your App Store region (not your location) and which of a few things you did when you started out (whether you played audio, opened Learning, and so on) in addition to the purchase flow. It never includes identifiers or what you searched for. The setting is now called "Help improve the app" and can be turned off at any time in Info. See the privacy policy for details.

### 3.4.1 — 2026-09-25

・Info: Added "Rate Taigi". If you find the app useful, you can rate it here instead of looking for it in the App Store.
・Info: The dictionary and font credits and licenses now live on a single "Sources and licenses" page, so the plan and support items sit higher up and are easier to find.
・After you have looked up a few words, or finished a round of Learning, the app may ask whether you would like to rate it. It asks only once per version.
・Privacy: Anonymous measurement now covers your App Store region (not your location) and which of a few things you did when you started out (whether you played audio, opened Learning, and so on) in addition to the purchase flow. It never includes identifiers or what you searched for. The setting is now called "Help improve the app" and can be turned off at any time in Info. See the privacy policy for details.

### 3.4.0 — 2026-09-18

・瀏覽：搜尋欄空著的時候，可以直接翻辭典的附錄了——地名、車站名、節氣、外來詞、百家姓、方言差、俗諺七項。一時想不到要查什麼，就從這裡看。
・瀏覽：多了親戚計算機。像按計算機一樣依序按「父」「妹」「夫」，就出現該怎麼稱呼（姑丈 koo-tiūnn）。呼稱與語釋都取自辭典。
・搜尋：輸入漢字的姓名，會逐字列出台語讀音。姓與名分開處理，文讀與白讀併呈。
・學習：作答後出現「下一題」時，選項不會再被擠到畫面外。

### 3.3.1 — 2026-09-15

・學習：練習的問法會自己變多。以前常常一直只出「看漢字答意思」，現在看過字卡就開兩種問法，之後每練一輪再自動開一種——從音問意思、從意思問字，最後到聽寫。不必自己去按「深入學習」。
・學習：「看意思答字」重做了。以前題目裡附了台羅和例句聲音，等於還是在考聽音；現在只給語釋和華語翻譯，真的用意思去想字。
・學習：字卡右上角可以收藏詞目，跟辭典詞目頁同樣的位置、同樣的操作。回報移到左上角。
・學習：進度中間那一段改叫「學熟了」（學習中 → 學熟了 → 學完）。
・辭典：教育部辭典更新到 2026 年 9 月 13 日版。多了 2 個詞目，也修了一些又音、語釋和分類。

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