Fan-ch'ieh

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Definitions

Proper Noun
  1. 1
    Alternative form of fanqie. alt-of, alternative

    "Another occasional appendage to Buddhist sūtras, occurring for some reason with special frequency in copies of the Chin kuang ming tsui shêng wang ching (N. 126), is what I have ventured to call a phonetic glossary. This consists of just a few words selected from the preceding text, with their fan-ch’ieh (initial plus final) pronunciation."

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"Another occasional appendage to Buddhist sūtras, occurring for some reason with special frequency in copies of the Chin kuang ming tsui shêng wang ching (N. 126), is what I have ventured to call a phonetic glossary. This consists of just a few words selected from the preceding text, with their fan-ch’ieh (initial plus final) pronunciation."

Etymology

From Mandarin 反切 Wade–Giles romanization fan³-chʻieh⁴.

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