Using the Glossary

The glossary lets you keep character names, genders and terminologies consistent across the translated chapters.

Glossary Types

There are three categories in the glossary: characters, titles and terms.

1. Characters

Sometimes the AI can translate the same character name slightly differently across chapters, e.g. Taekjoo vs Taek Joo vs Taekju. Setting the translated name for each character will keep it consistent across chapters.

You can also set a gender for each character. Note that only Hobby and above tiers can change the character genders.

2. Titles

Examples of titles are "夫人" (Madam), "师叔" (Martial Uncle), "师兄" (Senior Brother) and "师妹" (Junior Sister).

We understand that people have individual preferences for titles (e.g. Shixiong instead of Senior Brother). You are free to define whatever translation you want the AI to use for titles.

3. Terms

These are domain terms or genre-related terms that are used in the novel.

Detecting New Terms and Characters

You can use AI to detect new terms and characters that appear in a particular chapter.

Click on "Edit Glossary" on the chapter page, and then click on "Detect New Terms and Characters". After the detection is complete, you can customize the translation as you wish.

For the current chapter, you need to go back to the chapter page and regenerate the translation in order for it to reflect your new glossary changes. But the glossary will automatically be applied to future chapters.

Import an Existing Glossary

If you already have your own set of characters/terms you want to use for translating the novel, you can import it into OpenNovel.

You will need to prepare your glossary using the following CSV format:

type,raw_term,translated_term,gender character,花城,Hua Cheng,male character,谢怜,Xie Lian,male character,师青玄,Shi Qingxuan,undecided term,修炼,cultivation term,灵根,spiritual root term,功法,cultivation method title,师兄,Senior Brother title,师妹,Junior Sister

Once you have the CSV file ready, go to the glossary of a novel and click "Import Glossary", then select your CSV file.