Sino-Vietnamese bilingual dictionaries of the Middle Ages and the Modern Ages serve as crucial source materials for the examination of the historical evolution of bilingual lexicography within the realm 5.15/5BRV of East Asian Chinese characters.Despite their significance, the scholarly community has bestowed limited attention on this subject, leaving numerous facets unexplored.This article endeavors to furnish a comprehensive overview of the prevailing status of Sino-Vietnamese bilingual dictionaries, delving into three primary perspectives.Building upon this framework, the historical trajectory of Sino-Vietnamese bilingual dictionaries is delineated into three pivotal epochs, each further classified into distinct Convection Range sub-categories based on regional disparities between the North and the South, as well as variations attributable to different compilers.
The overarching objective is to present a holistic panorama of Sino-Vietnamese bilingual dictionaries from the Middle Ages to the Modern Ages, thereby laying a solid groundwork for subsequent scholarly inquiry and advancement.