China and the Manchus

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China and the Manchus
by Herbert Allen Giles
Information about this edition
published in 1912


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[edit] Note

It is impossible to give here a complete key to the pronunciation of Chinese words. For those who wish to pronounce with approximate correctness the proper names in this volume, the following may be a rough guide:—

a as in alms.
ê as u in fun.
i as ie in thief.
o as aw in saw.
u as oo in soon.
ü as u in French, or ü in German.
{u} as e in her.
ai as aye (yes).
ao as ow in cow.
ei as ey in prey.
ow as o (not as ow in cow).
ch as ch in church.
chih as chu in church.
hs as sh (hsiu = sheeoo).
j as in French.
ua and uo as wa and wo.
The insertion of a rough breathing ` calls for a strong aspirate.

[edit] List of Works Consulted

  • The I yü kuo chi (costumes of strange nations). Circa 1380.
  • The Tung hua lu (a history of the Manchus down to A.D. 1735). 1765.
  • The Shêng wu chi (a history of the earlier wars under the Manchu dynasty). 1822.
  • A History of China, by Rev. J. Macgowan, 1897.
  • A History of the Manchus, by Rev. J. Ross, 1880.
  • The Chinese Repository.
  • The Chinese and their Rebellions, by T. T. Meadows, 1856.
  • Pamphlets issued by the T`ai-p`ings, 1850-1864.
  • The Times, 1911-12.
  • The London and China Telegraph, 1911-12.
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