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{{ | {{lead|Tiongkor Harnguo|中古漢語|Middle Chinese|spoken during {{w|Southern and Northern Dynasties}} and the Sui, Tang, and Song dynasties (6th century - 10th century)}} | ||
* Literary layer of Hokkien can be related to 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 form of Hokkien, used at one time for formal writing, is now largely extinct | ||
* Literary readings are more similar to Middle Chinese than their colloquial equivalents | * 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 | * 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 [[ | * Most scholars now believe MC represents the [[Lampag-tiaau|Northern and Southern dynasties]] | ||
* Min dialects (including Hokkien), show independent developments from [[Sioxngkor Harnguo|Old Chinese]] | * Min dialects (including Hokkien), show independent developments from [[Sioxngkor Harnguo|Old Chinese]] | ||