An Analytical Chinese-English Dictionary: Compiled for the China Inland Mission

Frederick William Baller

ISBN 10: 0282558322 / ISBN 13: 9780282558321

Editore: Forgotten Books, 2024

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Print on Demand. This book is a unique tool for deepening understanding of characters featured in Chinese writing and speech. It offers a comprehensive and customizable approach to studying Chinese characters, their various forms, origins, and uses across different contexts. This accessible dictionary of characters provides historical and literary context, detailed illustrations, and practical examples to enhance comprehension. The book's systematic organization allows readers to customize their learning experience, delving into specific characters or exploring broader themes and concepts. The author's expert insights and engaging approach make this book an invaluable resource for students, educators, and anyone seeking to master the intricacies of Chinese characters. This book is a reproduction of an important historical work, digitally reconstructed using state-of-the-art technology to preserve the original format. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in the book.

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• Titolo: An Analytical Chinese-English Dictionary: Compiled for the China Inland Mission
• Editore: Forgotten Books
• Data di pubblicazione: 2024
• Lingua: Inglese
• ISBN 10: 0282558322
• ISBN 13: 9780282558321
• Rilegatura: Paperback
• Condizione: New
• Tipo di libro: print-on-demand item
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Excerpt from An Analytical Chinese-English Dictionary: Compiled for the China Inland Mission

All characters have been arranged in groups under sounds which represent Standard Language or Mandarin E; if}, commonly but erroneously called a dialect. That a language spoken over more than two-thirds of the country should be called by such a name is strange indeed! Of dialects proper, such as those spoken in the south-eastern provinces no notice is taken. Full information concerning them is best obtained from Works compiled by local authorities. Very few outsiders are competent to deal with them.

The sounds of characters as given in West China have been furnished by the Rev. S. Pollard of Yunnan, and Mr. Vale of Chen-tu, Szechuan. The long residence, wide itinerancies, and full knowledge of colloquial Chinese possessed by these gentlemen render them eminently qualified for this task. Where West Central China is referred to, it may be taken as approximately covering the ground between Kiukiang in Kiangsi and W an-hsien in Szechuan. As a matter of fact it will be usually found that the sounds thus given cover a wider area.

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This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.