Talk:缺點

Attestation in Middle Chinese

@Wyang, Tooironic Would you be able to find anything that would support the current etymology (which should not exist if we move the Middle Chinese into the pronunciation section)? — justin(r)leung _{{ (t...) | c=› }} 04:47, 22 October 2016 (UTC)

I can't find any. Anyway, I think this kind of etymology (from Middle Chinese or wasei kango) is not particularly high-yield, because firstly there is too much conjecture and subjectivity, and secondly it's an incorrect application of the phonological concept of "Middle Chinese" to written attestations in a stage of "Classical Chinese". Wyang (talk) 06:07, 22 October 2016 (UTC)

Thanks for your input! @Hongthay You might want to see this. — justin(r)leung _{{ (t...) | c=› }} 06:43, 22 October 2016 (UTC)

Interesting. Thank you. Hongthay (talk) 04:31, 23 October 2016 (UTC)

Fyi, Category:Japanese terms derived from Middle Chinese, w/ 763 items. Hongthay (talk) 16:48, 28 October 2016 (UTC)