Search results
Middle Chinese (formerly known as Ancient Chinese) or the Qieyun system (QYS) is the historical variety of Chinese recorded in the Qieyun, a rime dictionary first published in 601 and followed by several revised and expanded editions.
- Four tones (Middle Chinese)
The four tones of Middle Chinese, 平 píng level, 上 shǎng...
- Mandarin Chinese
Mandarin (/ ˈ m æ n d ər ɪ n / ⓘ MAN-dər-in; simplified...
- Historical Chinese phonology
Middle Chinese had a structure much like many modern...
- Four tones (Middle Chinese)
Middle Chinese ( Chinese: 中古漢語; pinyin: zhōnggǔ Hànyǔ ), or Ancient Chinese as used by linguist Bernhard Karlgren is a name given to an older version of the Chinese language. People spoke it during Southern and Northern Dynasties and the Sui, Tang, and Song dynasties ( 6th century - 10th century ).
… (618–907 ce) is known as Ancient, or Middle, Chinese. Languages of later periods include Old, Middle, and Modern Mandarin (the name Mandarin is a translation of guanhua, “civil servant language”). Through history the Sinitic language area has constantly expanded from the “Middle Kingdom” around the eastern Huang He (Yellow River)… Read More.
People also ask
What is Middle Chinese?
What is Middle Chinese phonology?
What is a Middle Chinese tone?
What is Early Middle Chinese (EMC)?
Middle Chinese phonology, as a period of the Chinese language, also has its variants in time and space. It has been proposed that Middle Chinese should be further divided into two periods: Early Middle Chinese and Late Middle Chinese.