English Explanatory Dictionary

Old National Pronunciation

English dictionary entry

Meanings

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  1. The national standard for the pronunciation of Mandarin Chinese as used by the Republic of China from 1913 to 1932.

Word forms

Old National Pronunciation the Old National Pronunciation

Etymology

Calque of Chinese 老國音 /老国音 (Lǎoguóyīn), from 老 (lǎo, “old; venerable”, honorific) + 國音 /国音 (guóyīn, “national pronunciation”). The term old does not refer to it being a historical standard, but was instead used contemporaneously as a way to promote the standard's legitimacy.

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