title: Why can't I view Chinese characters correctly in a dbf file?
body: <p>I'm trying to import data from a dbf to a database, and everything is fine, except the column with Chinese characters. </p>
  
  <p>However, rather than it being a problem to do with the import process, I suspect that the source file itself is problematic. I've also heard that people have no problem doing exactly the same thing in Windows, because the dbf file shows Chinese characters correctly, but it just shows a bunch of weird characters on OS X. </p>
  
  <p>Here's a screenshot of how it appears with TextEdit:</p>
  
  <p><img src="https://i.stack.imgur.com/aSY2D.png" alt="enter image description here"></p>
  
  <p>Here's a screenshot after importing to a MySQL database:</p>
  
  <p><img src="https://i.stack.imgur.com/9zSKz.png" alt="enter image description here"></p>
  
  <p>I would appreciate any help and thoughts regarding this.</p>