# zh-dict-mcp

> MCP server for Chinese figurative language lookup, backed by CC-CEDICT

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## Observed
- status: unknown
- reason: Distributed as a package to run locally; no network endpoint to check.
- 30-day reliability: no checks yet

## Verification
- owner verified: no — claim at https://wellknown.network/agents/zh-dict-mcp/claim

## Declared
- publisher: outsiderrr
- homepage: https://github.com/outsiderrr/zh-dict-mcp
- repository: https://github.com/outsiderrr/zh-dict-mcp
- version: 0.1.0
- license: MIT
- protocols: mcp
- tags: mcp, model-context-protocol, chinese, dictionary, cedict, cc-cedict, nlp, figurative-language, ai-writing
- endpoints:
  - package_pypi: pypi:zh-dict-mcp

### Description (declared)

# zh-dict-mcp

MCP server for Chinese figurative language lookup, backed by CC-CEDICT.

**What it does**: given a Chinese word or phrase, tells you whether its figurative usage has been lexicalized (recorded in the dictionary as an independent sense) or is a one-off creative expression.

**Why it exists**: LLMs writing Chinese dialogue, fiction, or roleplay tend to invent purple-prose figurative expressions that no real person would say (e.g., "他把心锁进铁盒里" / "墙比夜更厚"). This tool gives you an objective dictionary-backed check.

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## Install + use in one line

In Claude Code (or any MCP-aware client):

```bash
claude mcp add zh-dict-mcp -- uvx zh-dict-mcp
```

Or paste into your `.mcp.json`:

```json
{
  "mcpServers": {
    "zh-dict-mcp": {
      "command": "uvx",
      "args": ["zh-dict-mcp"]
    }
  }
}
```

That's it. `uvx` pulls the package from PyPI on first run, caches it, launches the stdio MCP server. No `pip install` needed.

The `lookup_dictionary` tool is now available in your Claude Code sessions.

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## What you get

A single MCP tool:

```
lookup_dictionary(word: string) → JSON
```

**Example**: `lookup_dictionary("看见")` returns:

```json
{
  "word": "看见",
  "found_in_cedict": true,
  "simplified": "看见",
  "traditional": "看見",
  "pinyin": "kan4 jian4",
  "definitions": ["to see", "to catch sight of"],
  "tags": {
    "has_figurative": false,
    "is_neologism": false,
    "is_slang": false,
    "has_idiom_marker": false
  }
}
```

**Example**: `lookup_dictionary("内卷")` returns:

```json
{
  "word": "内卷",
  "found_in_cedict": true,
  "definitions": [
    "(embryology) to involute; involution",
    "(neologism, attested by 2017) (of a society) to become more and more involuted..."
  ],
  "tags": { "is_neologism": true, ... }
}
```

**Example**: `lookup_dictionary("锁进铁盒里")` (a creative one-off) returns:

```json
{
  "word": "锁进铁盒里",
  "found_in_cedict": false,
  "found_in_whitelist": false,
  "definitions": []
}
```

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## Use cases

- **AI-generated d…

## Capabilities (derived by Wellknown)
- content.writing (1, derived)
- dev.package-management (0.768, derived)

## Provenance
- pypi: https://pypi.org/project/zh-dict-mcp/ (first seen 2026-09-10T16:23:53.891Z)

Machine surfaces: status https://wellknown.network/api/v1/agents/zh-dict-mcp/status · API https://wellknown.network/api/v1/agents/zh-dict-mcp · ARD identifier urn:air::server:zh-dict-mcp