Qieyun
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The Qieyun is a Chinese rhyme dictionary that was published in 601 during the Sui dynasty. The book was a guide to proper reading of classical texts, using the fanqie method to indicate the pronunciat
Qieyun excerpt displayed at the Chinese Dictionary Museum in Jincheng, Shanxi
Tangyun excerpt in the Chinese Dictionary Museum
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
Qieyun
…had many more entries, with full definitions and a few additional rhyme groups, but kept the same structure. The Qieyun did not directly record Middle Chinese as a spoken language, but rather prescribed standard pronunciations for characters to be used when reading the classics. Linguists have disagreed over…
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)
Bernhard Karlgren