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Old National Pronunciation

Old National Pronunciation proper noun: the national standard for the pronunciation of Mandarin Chinese as used by the Republic of China from 1913 to 1932.

Proper noun

Old National Pronunciation or the Old National Pronunciation

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

Origin of Old National Pronunciation

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.

Questions about Old National Pronunciation

What does Old National Pronunciation mean?
Old National Pronunciation means the national standard for the pronunciation of Mandarin Chinese as used by the Republic of China from 1913 to 1932.
What part of speech is Old National Pronunciation?
Old National Pronunciation is a proper noun.

Words near Old National Pronunciation in the dictionary

  1. Old Milverton
  2. old money
  3. old moon
  4. old moons
  5. Old Mystic
  6. Old National Pronunciation
  7. old Ned
  8. old news
  9. Old Newton
  10. Old Newton with Dagworth
  11. Old Nichol

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