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Usage
[edit]Use this template in the etymology section of a term with a derivation from an uncertain Chinese language. When the specific language is known (Mandarin, Cantonese, Min Nan, etc.) please use {{der}}
, {{bor}}
or other derivation templates with the relevant language code.
Parameters
[edit]- The template requires at least one parameter, the Sinitic word to be linked to. The word is automatically wrapped up in
Hani
language/script tags to implement an appropriate font and size for Han script. For this reason, pinyin should not be used. There are also five optional parameters:2
: the gloss (brief explanation) for 13
: a second Sinitic term to be linked to4
: the gloss for 35
: a third Sinitic term to be linked to6
: the gloss for 5
- The template is also used for the etymologies of non-Sino-Vietnamese words of Chinese origin. These are words that some Sinologists agree derive from Chinese through speech (rather than through writing like Sino-Vietnamese), even though they are often thought of by Vietnamese speakers as native. This is coded through one of three parameters, with any given value:
hv
: non-specified non-Sino-Vietnamese itemnat
: nativized non-Sino-Vietnamese item, borrowed after Sino-Vietnamese was well establishedpreMC
: non-Sino-Vietnamese item borrowed, borrowed before Sino-Vietnamese was well established
- If one of the above parameters are used,
2
becomes the optional parameter for the gloss of the original Chinese item, and3
becomes the corresponding Sino-Vietnamese reading.