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{{GSW|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 {{w|Southern and Northern Dynasties}} | |||
== See also == | |||
* [[Literary and colloquial readings of Chinese characters]] | |||