diff --git a/McBopomofo.xcodeproj/project.pbxproj b/McBopomofo.xcodeproj/project.pbxproj
index 64f9430c..38c42854 100644
--- a/McBopomofo.xcodeproj/project.pbxproj
+++ b/McBopomofo.xcodeproj/project.pbxproj
@@ -23,6 +23,10 @@
 		6A2E40F9253A6AA000D1AE1D /* Images.xcassets in Resources */ = {isa = PBXBuildFile; fileRef = 6A2E40F5253A69DA00D1AE1D /* Images.xcassets */; };
 		6A38BC1515FC117A00A8A51F /* data.txt in Resources */ = {isa = PBXBuildFile; fileRef = 6A38BBF615FC117A00A8A51F /* data.txt */; };
 		6A38BC2815FC158A00A8A51F /* InputMethodKit.framework in Frameworks */ = {isa = PBXBuildFile; fileRef = 6A38BC2715FC158A00A8A51F /* InputMethodKit.framework */; };
+		6A6ED16B2797650A0012872E /* template-phrases-replacement.txt in Resources */ = {isa = PBXBuildFile; fileRef = 6A6ED1632797650A0012872E /* template-phrases-replacement.txt */; };
+		6A6ED16C2797650A0012872E /* template-data.txt in Resources */ = {isa = PBXBuildFile; fileRef = 6A6ED1652797650A0012872E /* template-data.txt */; };
+		6A6ED16D2797650A0012872E /* template-exclude-phrases-plain-bpmf.txt in Resources */ = {isa = PBXBuildFile; fileRef = 6A6ED1672797650A0012872E /* template-exclude-phrases-plain-bpmf.txt */; };
+		6A6ED16E2797650A0012872E /* template-exclude-phrases.txt in Resources */ = {isa = PBXBuildFile; fileRef = 6A6ED1692797650A0012872E /* template-exclude-phrases.txt */; };
 		6ACA41CD15FC1D7500935EF6 /* Cocoa.framework in Frameworks */ = {isa = PBXBuildFile; fileRef = 6A0D4EA615FC0D2D00ABF4B3 /* Cocoa.framework */; };
 		6ACA41F915FC1D9000935EF6 /* AppDelegate.m in Sources */ = {isa = PBXBuildFile; fileRef = 6ACA41E915FC1D9000935EF6 /* AppDelegate.m */; };
 		6ACA41FA15FC1D9000935EF6 /* InfoPlist.strings in Resources */ = {isa = PBXBuildFile; fileRef = 6ACA41EA15FC1D9000935EF6 /* InfoPlist.strings */; };
@@ -146,6 +150,14 @@
 		6A2E40F5253A69DA00D1AE1D /* Images.xcassets */ = {isa = PBXFileReference; lastKnownFileType = folder.assetcatalog; path = Images.xcassets; sourceTree = "<group>"; };
 		6A38BBF615FC117A00A8A51F /* data.txt */ = {isa = PBXFileReference; fileEncoding = 4; lastKnownFileType = text; path = data.txt; sourceTree = "<group>"; };
 		6A38BC2715FC158A00A8A51F /* InputMethodKit.framework */ = {isa = PBXFileReference; lastKnownFileType = wrapper.framework; name = InputMethodKit.framework; path = Platforms/MacOSX.platform/Developer/SDKs/MacOSX10.8.sdk/System/Library/Frameworks/InputMethodKit.framework; sourceTree = DEVELOPER_DIR; };
+		6A6ED1642797650A0012872E /* Base */ = {isa = PBXFileReference; lastKnownFileType = text; name = Base; path = "Base.lproj/template-phrases-replacement.txt"; sourceTree = "<group>"; };
+		6A6ED1662797650A0012872E /* Base */ = {isa = PBXFileReference; lastKnownFileType = text; name = Base; path = "Base.lproj/template-data.txt"; sourceTree = "<group>"; };
+		6A6ED1682797650A0012872E /* Base */ = {isa = PBXFileReference; lastKnownFileType = text; name = Base; path = "Base.lproj/template-exclude-phrases-plain-bpmf.txt"; sourceTree = "<group>"; };
+		6A6ED16A2797650A0012872E /* Base */ = {isa = PBXFileReference; lastKnownFileType = text; name = Base; path = "Base.lproj/template-exclude-phrases.txt"; sourceTree = "<group>"; };
+		6A6ED16F279765100012872E /* zh-Hant */ = {isa = PBXFileReference; lastKnownFileType = text; name = "zh-Hant"; path = "zh-Hant.lproj/template-data.txt"; sourceTree = "<group>"; };
+		6A6ED170279765140012872E /* zh-Hant */ = {isa = PBXFileReference; lastKnownFileType = text; name = "zh-Hant"; path = "zh-Hant.lproj/template-exclude-phrases-plain-bpmf.txt"; sourceTree = "<group>"; };
+		6A6ED171279765170012872E /* zh-Hant */ = {isa = PBXFileReference; lastKnownFileType = text; name = "zh-Hant"; path = "zh-Hant.lproj/template-exclude-phrases.txt"; sourceTree = "<group>"; };
+		6A6ED1722797651A0012872E /* zh-Hant */ = {isa = PBXFileReference; lastKnownFileType = text; name = "zh-Hant"; path = "zh-Hant.lproj/template-phrases-replacement.txt"; sourceTree = "<group>"; };
 		6ACA41CB15FC1D7500935EF6 /* McBopomofoInstaller.app */ = {isa = PBXFileReference; explicitFileType = wrapper.application; includeInIndex = 0; path = McBopomofoInstaller.app; sourceTree = BUILT_PRODUCTS_DIR; };
 		6ACA41E815FC1D9000935EF6 /* AppDelegate.h */ = {isa = PBXFileReference; fileEncoding = 4; lastKnownFileType = sourcecode.c.h; name = AppDelegate.h; path = Source/Installer/AppDelegate.h; sourceTree = SOURCE_ROOT; };
 		6ACA41E915FC1D9000935EF6 /* AppDelegate.m */ = {isa = PBXFileReference; fileEncoding = 4; lastKnownFileType = sourcecode.c.objc; name = AppDelegate.m; path = Source/Installer/AppDelegate.m; sourceTree = SOURCE_ROOT; };
@@ -379,6 +391,7 @@
 		6A0D4F4715FC0EB900ABF4B3 /* Resources */ = {
 			isa = PBXGroup;
 			children = (
+				6A6ED162279764CD0012872E /* Custom Phrase Templates */,
 				6AFF97F0253B299E007F1C49 /* NonModalAlertWindowController.xib */,
 				6A0D4EEE15FC0DA600ABF4B3 /* Images */,
 				6A0D4EF515FC0DA600ABF4B3 /* McBopomofo-Info.plist */,
@@ -399,6 +412,17 @@
 			path = Data;
 			sourceTree = "<group>";
 		};
+		6A6ED162279764CD0012872E /* Custom Phrase Templates */ = {
+			isa = PBXGroup;
+			children = (
+				6A6ED1652797650A0012872E /* template-data.txt */,
+				6A6ED1672797650A0012872E /* template-exclude-phrases-plain-bpmf.txt */,
+				6A6ED1692797650A0012872E /* template-exclude-phrases.txt */,
+				6A6ED1632797650A0012872E /* template-phrases-replacement.txt */,
+			);
+			name = "Custom Phrase Templates";
+			sourceTree = "<group>";
+		};
 		6ACA41E715FC1D9000935EF6 /* Installer */ = {
 			isa = PBXGroup;
 			children = (
@@ -540,15 +564,19 @@
 			isa = PBXResourcesBuildPhase;
 			buildActionMask = 2147483647;
 			files = (
+				6A6ED16E2797650A0012872E /* template-exclude-phrases.txt in Resources */,
 				6A0D4F0815FC0DA600ABF4B3 /* Bopomofo.tiff in Resources */,
 				6A0D4F0915FC0DA600ABF4B3 /* Bopomofo@2x.tiff in Resources */,
+				6A6ED16D2797650A0012872E /* template-exclude-phrases-plain-bpmf.txt in Resources */,
 				6A0D4F5315FC0EE100ABF4B3 /* preferences.xib in Resources */,
 				6A0D4F5715FC0EF900ABF4B3 /* InfoPlist.strings in Resources */,
 				6A0D4F5815FC0EF900ABF4B3 /* Localizable.strings in Resources */,
 				6A2E40F6253A69DA00D1AE1D /* Images.xcassets in Resources */,
 				6A38BC1515FC117A00A8A51F /* data.txt in Resources */,
+				6A6ED16B2797650A0012872E /* template-phrases-replacement.txt in Resources */,
 				6AFF97F2253B299E007F1C49 /* NonModalAlertWindowController.xib in Resources */,
 				6AE210B215FC63CC003659FE /* PlainBopomofo.tiff in Resources */,
+				6A6ED16C2797650A0012872E /* template-data.txt in Resources */,
 				6AE210B315FC63CC003659FE /* PlainBopomofo@2x.tiff in Resources */,
 				6AD7CBC815FE555000691B5B /* data-plain-bpmf.txt in Resources */,
 				6A187E2616004C5900466B2E /* MainMenu.xib in Resources */,
@@ -680,6 +708,42 @@
 			name = MainMenu.xib;
 			sourceTree = "<group>";
 		};
+		6A6ED1632797650A0012872E /* template-phrases-replacement.txt */ = {
+			isa = PBXVariantGroup;
+			children = (
+				6A6ED1642797650A0012872E /* Base */,
+				6A6ED1722797651A0012872E /* zh-Hant */,
+			);
+			name = "template-phrases-replacement.txt";
+			sourceTree = "<group>";
+		};
+		6A6ED1652797650A0012872E /* template-data.txt */ = {
+			isa = PBXVariantGroup;
+			children = (
+				6A6ED1662797650A0012872E /* Base */,
+				6A6ED16F279765100012872E /* zh-Hant */,
+			);
+			name = "template-data.txt";
+			sourceTree = "<group>";
+		};
+		6A6ED1672797650A0012872E /* template-exclude-phrases-plain-bpmf.txt */ = {
+			isa = PBXVariantGroup;
+			children = (
+				6A6ED1682797650A0012872E /* Base */,
+				6A6ED170279765140012872E /* zh-Hant */,
+			);
+			name = "template-exclude-phrases-plain-bpmf.txt";
+			sourceTree = "<group>";
+		};
+		6A6ED1692797650A0012872E /* template-exclude-phrases.txt */ = {
+			isa = PBXVariantGroup;
+			children = (
+				6A6ED16A2797650A0012872E /* Base */,
+				6A6ED171279765170012872E /* zh-Hant */,
+			);
+			name = "template-exclude-phrases.txt";
+			sourceTree = "<group>";
+		};
 		6ACA41EA15FC1D9000935EF6 /* InfoPlist.strings */ = {
 			isa = PBXVariantGroup;
 			children = (
diff --git a/Source/Base.lproj/template-data.txt b/Source/Base.lproj/template-data.txt
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..29b95587
--- /dev/null
+++ b/Source/Base.lproj/template-data.txt
@@ -0,0 +1,11 @@
+# Custom Phrases or Characters.
+#
+# See https://github.com/openvanilla/McBopomofo/wiki/使用手冊#手動加詞 for usage.
+#
+# Add your phrases and their respective Bopomofo reading below. Use hyphen ("-")
+# to connect the Bopomofo syllables.
+#
+#   小麥注音 ㄒㄧㄠˇ-ㄇㄞˋ-ㄓㄨˋ-ㄧㄣ
+#
+# Any line that starts with "#" is treated as comment.
+
diff --git a/Source/Base.lproj/template-exclude-phrases-plain-bpmf.txt b/Source/Base.lproj/template-exclude-phrases-plain-bpmf.txt
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..d12c9c79
--- /dev/null
+++ b/Source/Base.lproj/template-exclude-phrases-plain-bpmf.txt
@@ -0,0 +1,12 @@
+# Custom Exculded Characters or Symbols (for Plain Bopomofo).
+#
+# See https://github.com/openvanilla/McBopomofo/wiki/使用手冊#手動刪詞 for usage.
+#
+# For example, the two lines below will remove the punctuations 〈 and 《 whenever
+# you type the character <:
+#
+#   〈 _punctuation_Standard_<
+#   《 _punctuation_Standard_<
+#
+# Any line that starts with "#" is treated as comment.
+
diff --git a/Source/Base.lproj/template-exclude-phrases.txt b/Source/Base.lproj/template-exclude-phrases.txt
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..9ee1e861
--- /dev/null
+++ b/Source/Base.lproj/template-exclude-phrases.txt
@@ -0,0 +1,13 @@
+# Custom Exculded Phrases or Characters.
+#
+# See https://github.com/openvanilla/McBopomofo/wiki/使用手冊#手動刪詞 for usage.
+#
+# For example, the line below will prevent the phrase "家祠" from showing up anywhere
+# whenever you type "ㄐㄧㄚ ㄘˊ":
+#
+#   家祠 ㄐㄧㄚ-ㄘˊ
+#
+# Note that you need to use a hyphen ("-") between Bopomofo syllables.
+#
+# Any line that starts with "#" is treated as comment.
+
diff --git a/Source/Base.lproj/template-phrases-replacement.txt b/Source/Base.lproj/template-phrases-replacement.txt
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..4d792e3f
--- /dev/null
+++ b/Source/Base.lproj/template-phrases-replacement.txt
@@ -0,0 +1,12 @@
+# Custom Replacements File.
+#
+# See https://github.com/openvanilla/McBopomofo/wiki/使用手冊#手動換詞 for usage.
+#
+# This is an advanced feature. For example, if you add this line:
+#
+#   這個 呢個
+#
+# All instances of 這個 will be replaced with 呢個.
+#
+# Any line that starts with "#" is treated as comment.
+
diff --git a/Source/LanguageModelManager.mm b/Source/LanguageModelManager.mm
index bdf0ac9f..4ae80481 100644
--- a/Source/LanguageModelManager.mm
+++ b/Source/LanguageModelManager.mm
@@ -21,6 +21,13 @@ McBopomofoLM gLanguageModelMcBopomofo;
 McBopomofoLM gLanguageModelPlainBopomofo;
 UserOverrideModel gUserOverrideModel(kUserOverrideModelCapacity, kObservedOverrideHalflife);
 
+NSString *const kUserDataTemplateName = @"template-data";
+NSString *const kExcludedPhrasesMcBopomofoTemplateName = @"template-exclude-phrases";
+NSString *const kExcludedPhrasesPlainBopomofoTemplateName = @"template-exclude-phrases-plain-bpmf";
+NSString *const kPhraseReplacementTemplateName = @"template-phrases-replacement";
+NSString *const kTemplateExtension = @".txt";
+
+
 @implementation LanguageModelManager
 
 static void LTLoadLanguageModelFile(NSString *filenameWithoutExtension, McBopomofoLM &lm)
@@ -97,10 +104,19 @@ static void LTLoadLanguageModelFile(NSString *filenameWithoutExtension, McBopomo
     return YES;
 }
 
-+ (BOOL)checkIfFileExist:(NSString *)filePath
++ (BOOL)ensureFileExists:(NSString *)filePath populateWithTemplate:(NSString *)templateBasename extension:(NSString *)ext
 {
     if (![[NSFileManager defaultManager] fileExistsAtPath:filePath]) {
-        BOOL result = [[@"" dataUsingEncoding:NSUTF8StringEncoding] writeToFile:filePath atomically:YES];
+
+        NSURL *templateURL = [[NSBundle mainBundle] URLForResource:templateBasename withExtension:ext];
+        NSData *templateData;
+        if (templateURL) {
+            templateData = [NSData dataWithContentsOfURL:templateURL];
+        } else {
+            templateData = [@"" dataUsingEncoding:NSUTF8StringEncoding];
+        }
+
+        BOOL result = [templateData writeToFile:filePath atomically:YES];
         if (!result) {
             NSLog(@"Failed to write file");
             return NO;
@@ -114,16 +130,16 @@ static void LTLoadLanguageModelFile(NSString *filenameWithoutExtension, McBopomo
     if (![self checkIfUserDataFolderExists]) {
         return NO;
     }
-    if (![self checkIfFileExist:[self userPhrasesDataPathMcBopomofo]]) {
+    if (![self ensureFileExists:[self userPhrasesDataPathMcBopomofo] populateWithTemplate:kUserDataTemplateName extension:kTemplateExtension]) {
         return NO;
     }
-    if (![self checkIfFileExist:[self excludedPhrasesDataPathMcBopomofo]]) {
+    if (![self ensureFileExists:[self excludedPhrasesDataPathMcBopomofo] populateWithTemplate:kExcludedPhrasesMcBopomofoTemplateName extension:kTemplateExtension]) {
         return NO;
     }
-    if (![self checkIfFileExist:[self excludedPhrasesDataPathPlainBopomofo]]) {
+    if (![self ensureFileExists:[self excludedPhrasesDataPathPlainBopomofo] populateWithTemplate:kExcludedPhrasesPlainBopomofoTemplateName extension:kTemplateExtension]) {
         return NO;
     }
-    if (![self checkIfFileExist:[self phraseReplacementDataPathMcBopomofo]]) {
+    if (![self ensureFileExists:[self phraseReplacementDataPathMcBopomofo] populateWithTemplate:kPhraseReplacementTemplateName extension:kTemplateExtension]) {
         return NO;
     }
     return YES;
diff --git a/Source/zh-Hant.lproj/template-data.txt b/Source/zh-Hant.lproj/template-data.txt
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..6a0d7084
--- /dev/null
+++ b/Source/zh-Hant.lproj/template-data.txt
@@ -0,0 +1,11 @@
+# 手動加詞資料檔
+#
+# 使用方式請參考 https://github.com/openvanilla/McBopomofo/wiki/使用手冊#手動加詞
+#
+# 請在下方加入用戶自訂字詞。每個詞後面要有字詞的讀音。注音音節之間要用減
+# 號 ("-") 分隔。例如，以下範例加入「小麥注音」一詞：
+#
+#   小麥注音 ㄒㄧㄠˇ-ㄇㄞˋ-ㄓㄨˋ-ㄧㄣ
+#
+# 如果任何一行以 "#" 開頭，該行將被當作註解忽略。
+
diff --git a/Source/zh-Hant.lproj/template-exclude-phrases-plain-bpmf.txt b/Source/zh-Hant.lproj/template-exclude-phrases-plain-bpmf.txt
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..aeadfdce
--- /dev/null
+++ b/Source/zh-Hant.lproj/template-exclude-phrases-plain-bpmf.txt
@@ -0,0 +1,11 @@
+# 手動刪詞資料檔（傳統注音）
+#
+# 使用方式請參考 https://github.com/openvanilla/McBopomofo/wiki/使用手冊#手動刪詞
+#
+# 以下範例刪除輸入 < 時在選字窗出現的 〈 及 《 兩個標點符號：
+#
+#   〈 _punctuation_Standard_<
+#   《 _punctuation_Standard_<
+#
+# 如果任何一行以 "#" 開頭，該行將被當作註解忽略。
+
diff --git a/Source/zh-Hant.lproj/template-exclude-phrases.txt b/Source/zh-Hant.lproj/template-exclude-phrases.txt
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..d1a61c8d
--- /dev/null
+++ b/Source/zh-Hant.lproj/template-exclude-phrases.txt
@@ -0,0 +1,12 @@
+# 手動刪詞資料檔
+#
+# 使用方式請參考 https://github.com/openvanilla/McBopomofo/wiki/使用手冊#手動刪詞
+#
+# 如果將下面這行範例加入資料檔中，輸入 "ㄐㄧㄚ ㄘˊ" 時不會再看到「家祠」一詞：
+#
+#   家祠 ㄐㄧㄚ-ㄘˊ
+#
+# 請注意，注音音節之間要用減號 ("-") 分隔。
+#
+# 如果任何一行以 "#" 開頭，該行將被當作註解忽略。
+
diff --git a/Source/zh-Hant.lproj/template-phrases-replacement.txt b/Source/zh-Hant.lproj/template-phrases-replacement.txt
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..898a9e09
--- /dev/null
+++ b/Source/zh-Hant.lproj/template-phrases-replacement.txt
@@ -0,0 +1,11 @@
+# 手動換詞資料檔
+#
+# 使用方式請參考 https://github.com/openvanilla/McBopomofo/wiki/使用手冊#手動換詞
+#
+#
+# 這是進階功能。如果加入以下範例的換詞規則，「這個」會被替換成「呢個」：
+#
+#   這個 呢個
+#
+# 如果任何一行以 "#" 開頭，該行將被當作註解忽略。
+