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Comparison of Pronunciation in Ancient Chinese, Modern Cantonese and Modern Mandarin, with Japanese Examples = 唐代中文與當代中文
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Notable similarities between Ancient Chinese (a.k.a. Middle Chinese) and modern Cantonese are shown with examples of Chinese characters. This comparison was inspired by Bernhard Karlgren's work on Ancient Chinese.
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我愛雪梨 — 中外譯名雜碎 Wo ai Xueli: Zhong wai yi ming za sui (I love "Pear" [i.e., Sydney]: on transliterating proper names)
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This Chinese essay was published in 1990 in the commemorative publication to mark the 10th anniversary of the Four Seas Chinese Radio (CKER AM 1480) in Edmonton. It discusses the transliteration of non-Chinese personal and geographical names into Chinese forms. Recently in October 2016, there...