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==More details== | ==More details== | ||
The following is adapted from {{w|Hokkien#Literary_and_colloquial_readings}}: | The following is adapted from {{w|Hokkien#Literary_and_colloquial_readings}}: | ||
* The bulk of literary readings are based on pronunciations of the vernacular during the [[Toong|Tang dynasty]] and mainly used in formal phrases and written language (e.g. philosophical concepts, surnames, and some place names). | * The bulk of literary readings are based on pronunciations of the vernacular during the [[Toong-tiaau|Tang dynasty]] and mainly used in formal phrases and written language (e.g. philosophical concepts, surnames, and some place names). | ||
* Literary readings tend to be more similar to the pronunciations of the Tang standard of [[Middle Chinese]] than their colloquial equivalents. | * Literary readings tend to be more similar to the pronunciations of the Tang standard of [[Middle Chinese]] than their colloquial equivalents. | ||
* The colloquial (or vernacular) readings are basically used in spoken language and vulgar (ordinary/common) phrases. | * The colloquial (or vernacular) readings are basically used in spoken language and vulgar (ordinary/common) phrases. |
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