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==Literary vs colloquial == | ==Literary vs colloquial == | ||
*'''Colloquial readings''' ({{tts|peqthak}}) are usually used in vernacular speech. | *'''Colloquial readings''' (''{{tts|peqthak}}'') are usually used in vernacular speech. | ||
*'''Literary readings''' ({{tts|bunthak}}) of [[Harnji]] are usually used in formal loan words or names, when reading aloud and in formal settings. | *'''Literary readings''' (''{{tts|bunthak}}'') of [[Harnji]] are usually used in formal loan words or names, when reading aloud and in formal settings. | ||
*For example, take the Harnji | *For example, take the Harnji {{wt|白}} | ||
**Colloquial: {{tts|peh}}, as in {{tts| | **Colloquial: ''{{tts|peh}}'', as in ''{{tts|[[peqzhaix]]}}'' | ||
**Literary: {{tts|pek}}, as in {{tts|zuxpek}} 自白 (confession) | **Literary: ''{{tts|pek}}'', as in ''{{tts|zuxpek}}'' 自白 (confession) | ||
*The existence of literary and colloquial readings is a prominent feature of some [[Hokkiexn-oe|Hokkien]] dialects and indeed in many Sinitic varieties in the south. | *The existence of literary and colloquial readings is a prominent feature of some [[Hokkiexn-oe|Hokkien]] dialects and indeed in many Sinitic varieties in the south. | ||
*Some characters have multiple and unrelated pronunciations, adapted to represent Hokkien words. One additional kind may be called ''vulgar'' (俗 ''{{tts|siok}}''). For example, the word ''[[baq]]'' ("meat") may be written using {{tj|肉}}, which has etymologically unrelated colloquial and literary readings: | *Some characters have multiple and unrelated pronunciations, adapted to represent Hokkien words. One additional kind may be called ''vulgar'' (俗 ''{{tts|siok}}''). For example, the word ''[[baq]]'' ("meat") may be written using {{tj|肉}}, which has etymologically unrelated colloquial and literary readings: | ||
**Colloquial: ''{{tts|hek}}'' | **Colloquial: ''{{tts|hek}}'' | ||
**Literary: ''{{tts|jiok}}'', as in {{ | **Literary: ''{{tts|jiok}}'', as in ''{{x|kutjiok}}'' ({{wt|骨肉}}; flesh and blood; kindred) | ||
== Examples == | == Examples == | ||