Entering Tone in Sino-Xenic
Many Chinese words were borrowed into Japanese, Korean and Vietnamese during the Middle Chinese period, so these languages preserve the entering tone to varying degrees.
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Famous quotes containing the words entering and/or tone:
“Women are quite capable of entering into a friendship with a man, but to keep it going—that takes a little physical antipathy as well.”
—Friedrich Nietzsche (1844–1900)
“He doesn’t know a damn thing about China ... That’s what makes him an expert. He knows nothing about music, being tone deaf. That’s what makes him a musician ... And he’s batty in the head. That’s what makes him a philosopher.”
—William Carlos Williams (1883–1963)