Middle Chinese

system of Chinese pronunciation contained in the Qieyun (used in the Northern and Southern dynasties, Sui dynasty and Tang dynasty)
Intangible historical_language Q2016252
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Middle Chinese

Summary

Middle Chinese is a historical language[1]. It draws 1,617 Wikipedia views per month (historical_language category, ranking #5 of 29).[2]

Key Facts

  • Middle Chinese is in the country of Sui dynasty[3].
  • Middle Chinese is in the country of Tang dynasty[4].
  • Middle Chinese is in the country of Song dynasty[5].
  • Middle Chinese's instance of is recorded as historical language[6].
  • Middle Chinese is a type of Sinitic[7].
  • Middle Chinese is a type of Historical Chinese[8].
  • 601 marks the founding of Middle Chinese[9].
  • Middle Chinese's topic's main category is recorded as Category:Middle Chinese[10].
  • Middle Chinese's replaces is recorded as Old Chinese[11].
  • Middle Chinese's replaced by is recorded as Mandarin[12].
  • Middle Chinese's replaced by is recorded as Jin[13].
  • Middle Chinese's replaced by is recorded as Wu Chinese[14].
  • Middle Chinese's replaced by is recorded as Xiang Chinese[15].
  • Middle Chinese's replaced by is recorded as Gan Chinese[16].
  • Middle Chinese's replaced by is recorded as Hakka Chinese[17].
  • Middle Chinese's replaced by is recorded as Yue Chinese[18].
  • Middle Chinese's replaced by is recorded as Pinghua[19].
  • Middle Chinese's has characteristic is recorded as Chinese tone[20].
  • Middle Chinese's has characteristic is recorded as Q10872630[21].
  • Middle Chinese's has characteristic is recorded as Denghu[22].
  • Middle Chinese's studied by is recorded as historical Chinese phonology[23].
  • Middle Chinese's exact match is recorded as http://publications.europa.eu/resource/authority/language/LTC[24].
  • Middle Chinese's permanent duplicated item is recorded as Q22828617[25].

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Definition and Type

Middle Chinese's instance of is recorded as historical language[6]. Recorded subclass of include Sinitic[7] and Historical Chinese[8].

Origins

601 marks the founding of Middle Chinese[9].

Why It Matters

Middle Chinese draws 1,617 Wikipedia views per month (historical_language category, ranking #5 of 29).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 19 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[26] It is known by 11 alternative names across languages and contexts.[27]

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [3] . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] . wikidata.org.
  3. [5] . wikidata.org.
  4. [6] . iso639-3.sil.org. iso639-3.sil.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  5. [7] . wikidata.org.
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  19. [21] . wikidata.org.
  20. [22] . wikidata.org.
  21. [23] . wikidata.org.
  22. [24] . Language. op.europa.eu. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  23. [25] . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [26] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [27] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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    Studied by historical Chinese phonology
    Has characteristic Chinese tone, Q10872630, Denghu
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