Kingsoft
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
| Type | Public (SEHK: 3888) |
|---|---|
| Genre | Software |
| Founded | 1989 |
| Headquarters | Zhuhai, China |
| Area served | East Asia |
| Key people | Pak Kwan Kau Chair and CEO, |
| Website | Kingsoft Homepage |
Kingsoft (Chinese: 金山软件; pinyin: jīnshān ruǎnjiàn; literally "Gold Mountain Software") is a software company located in China. Its products include Kingsoft Office and PowerWord.
It is listed in the Hong Kong Stock Exchange since 2007.
Contents |
[edit] Controversy
In 2007, Kingsoft PowerWord, a translation and dictionary software, was blamed by a furniture company for a racial slur printed on the label of a couch.[1] When the Chinese characters for "dark brown" (simplified: 黑褐, pinyin: hei1 he4) are typed into a version of Kingsoft's Chinese-English translation software, it produces, among other translations, the words "nigger brown".[2] The company has corrected this in the 2007 release of PowerWord.[3]
See also other cases of a rude word appearing in machine mistranslations.
[edit] See also
[edit] References
- ^ "Chinese translation error blamed for slur on sofa label". CNN. http://www.cnn.com/2007/WORLD/americas/04/19/canada.couch.ap/. Retrieved on 2007-04-20.
- ^ Offensive furniture label traced to China firm
- ^ Mikkelson, Barbara (2007-05-15). "Hue & Cry". snopes.com. http://www.snopes.com/racial/business/sofa.asp. Retrieved on 2008-06-24.
[edit] External links
 |
This article about an IT-related or software-related company or corporation is a stub. You can help Wikipedia by expanding it. |
 |
This Chinese corporation or company article is a stub. You can help Wikipedia by expanding it. |
