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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]]'').
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]]'').


[http://www.taibun.tw/SoundPlayerAction.do?content=0,1,2,3,4,5,6,7,8,9. Listen to the numbers ]
[http://www.taibun.tw/SoundPlayerAction.do?content=0,1,2,3,4,5,6,7,8,9. Listen to the literary style numbers ]
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