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== See also ==
== See also ==
* [[Literary and colloquial readings of Chinese characters]]
* [[Literary and colloquial readings of Chinese characters]]
* [[Sursefng]]

Revision as of 12:34, 23 January 2022

Tiongkor Harnguo (中古漢語 Middle Chinese)

  • Literary layer of Hokkien can be related to Middle Chinese
  • Literary form of Hokkien, used at one time for formal writing, now largely extinct
  • Literary readings are more similar to Middle Chinese than their colloquial equivalents
  • The bulk of literary readings of Harnji are based on Tang dynasty pronunciations, mainly used in formal phrases and written language
  • Most scholars now believe MC represents the Northern and Southern dynasties
  • Min dialects (including Hokkien), show independent developments from Old Chinese

See also