phonology; historical Chinese phonology
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phonology; the study of Chinese sound structure and historical sound evolution
A core discipline in traditional Chinese linguistics concerned with the historical sound system of Chinese. Also known as 声韵学.
Yīn音
yùn韵
xué学
shì是
yán研
jiū究
Hàn汉
yǔ语
lì历
shǐ史
yǔ语
yīn音
xì系
tǒng统
jí及
qí其
yǎn演
biàn变
guī规
lǜ律
de的
xué学
kē科
。
Phonology is the discipline that studies the historical sound system of Chinese and its evolutionary laws.
Tā他
zài在
zhè这
suǒ所
dà大
xué学
zhuān专
gōng攻
yīn音
yùn韵
xué学
。
He specializes in phonology at this university.
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Chuán传
tǒng统
yīn音
yùn韵
xué学
zhǔ主
yào要
bāo包
kuò括
gǔ古
yīn音
xué学
、
jīn今
yīn音
xué学
hé和
děng等
yùn韵
xué学
。
Traditional Chinese phonology mainly includes the study of ancient sounds, medieval sounds, and rhyme tables.
Yào要
xiǎng想
dú读
dǒng懂
gǔ古
dài代
shī诗
cí词
，
xū需
yào要
jù具
bèi备
yī一
dìng定
de的
yīn音
yùn韵
xué学
zhī知
shi识
。
To understand ancient poetry, one needs to possess certain knowledge of phonology.