中ちゅう古こ音おん

noun

Middle Chinese

Linguistic term referring to the historical variety of Chinese spoken during the Sui, Tang, and Song dynasties, used as a basis for reconstructing earlier Chinese pronunciations and for understanding Sino-Japanese readings.

• 中ちゅう古こ音おんの研けん究きゅうは、漢かん字じ音おんの歴れき史しを知しる上うえで重じゅう要ようだ。

  The study of Middle Chinese is important for understanding the history of Sino-Japanese readings.

• この辞じ書しょでは、各かく漢かん字じの中ちゅう古こ音おんが再さい構こうされている。

  In this dictionary, the Middle Chinese pronunciation of each character is reconstructed.