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'''tiexn'oe''' ( | '''tiexn'oe''' ([[tien]]+oe; 電話; ''telephone'') | ||
== Numbers == | == Numbers == | ||
Revision as of 09:15, 17 November 2012
tiexn'oe (tien+oe; 電話; telephone)
Numbers
There are two sets of numbers in Taiwanese: the literary style (usually used to recite numbers 0 through 9 on the telephone) and the colloquial style (usually used to count objects). The colloquial readings come from Ancient Han Chinese/Old Chinese (Kor Harnguo) (ca. 0 BCE/CE), whereas the literary readings come from Han Chinese during the South Song Dynasty (1127-1279) (Kixntai Harnguo).