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* [[Literary and colloquial readings of Chinese characters]] | * [[Literary and colloquial readings of Chinese characters]] | ||
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Revision as of 11:34, 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