Wednesday, June 28, 2023

MEotW: cuò

The Mandarin Expression of the Week is:

What layer of meaning is there underneath the familiar meaning of “wrong” for the Mandarin word “cuò”?


A manuscript copy of an imperial edict of the Yuan dynasty in ʼPhags-pa script
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A manuscript copy of an imperial edict of the Yuan dynasty in ʼPhags-pa script


An example of the Chinese poem “Hundred Family Surnames” written in Chinese characters and in ʼPhags-pa script
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An example of the Chinese poem “Hundred Family Surnames” written in Chinese characters and in ʼPhags-pa script


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