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Chinese classifier
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The modern Chinese varieties make frequent use of what are called classifiers or measure words. One use of classifiers is when a noun is qualified by a numeral or demonstrative. In the Chinese equival
The phrase 车chēcar辆liàngCL车 辆chē liàngcar CL has the classifier after the noun. It could refer, for example, to "the cars on the road".
The phrase 车chēcar辆liàngCL车 辆chē liàngcar CL has the classifier after the noun. It could refer, for example, to "the cars on the road".
裤子 kùzi '[pair of] pants'
裤子 kùzi '[pair of] pants'
河 hé 'river'
河 hé 'river'
凳子 dèngzi 'long bench'
凳子 dèngzi 'long bench'
Middle Chinese
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Middle Chinese or the Qieyun system is the historical variety of Chinese recorded in the Qieyun, a rhyme dictionary first published in 601 and followed by several revised and expanded editions. The Sw
Part of the Tangyun, an 8th-century edition of the Qieyun dictionary
Part of the Tangyun, an 8th-century edition of the Qieyun dictionary
The start of the first rhyme class of the Guangyun (東 dōng 'east')
The start of the first rhyme class of the Guangyun (東 dōng 'east')
The first table of the Yunjing, covering the Guangyun rhyme classes 東 dōng, 董 dǒng, 送 sòng and 屋 wū (/-k/ in Middle Chinese)
The first table of the Yunjing, covering the Guangyun rhyme classes 東 dōng, 董 dǒng, 送 sòng and 屋 wū (/-k/ in Middle Chinese)
Bernhard Karlgren
Bernhard Karlgren