A Research On The Style Of Wuyin Jiyun

Wuyin Jiyun, originaly named Gaibing Wuyin Jiyun, is a rhyme book recompiled by Han Daozhao in 1212. It is based on the revision of Jing Pu’s Wuyin Jiyun. Although influenced by Han Xiaoyan’s Wuyinpian, it is not a follow-up book. Han’s book, which is at the transition stage from Qieyun’s sound system to Zhongyuan Yinyun’s sound system, has an important influence in the research on the evolution of China’s voice. At the same time, Wuyin JiYun and Sisheng Pianhai are inextricably linked, relying on each other. This book reserves large amounts of data on character and explanations of words in ancient books, which has an important reference and research values in the study of philology and historical semantics. The study on the style of Wuyin Jiyun has a great significance. Firstly, it will help us to form a systematic concept of Wuyin Jiyun, which is conducive to the follow-up study. Secondly, the study of words short of definition is good for filling the blank of its lack of definition. Finally, Han’s editorial comments added by him are one of the features of this book, it will help us to discover the actual development of sound and character and the reason why the author added and changed the word.This thesis is divided into seven chapters. The first chapter is the introduction; firstly summarize the author, versions, influences and values of Wuyin Jiyun. Then the thesis will introduce the significance of the subject as a research topic, methodology and procedures. The second chapter deals with collecting style of words which consists of general rules and concrete rules. Besides, concrete rules includes the increase of word style and the label of the style of variant Chinese character; The third chapter probes into the phonetic notation style which consists of four categories: niuyin style, youyin style, the rarely used word’s or easy to be mixed character’s phonetic notation style and special phonetic style; The fourth chapter elaborates on interpretation style from six aspects: the ordinary words, dialect words, popular words, binomes words, interpretation terms and special paraphrase; The fifth chapter discusses the comments style from comments forms, comments functions and comments studies. It focuses on Han Daozhao’s editorial comments; The sixth chapter expounds upon documented evidence style from forms and functions; The seventh chapter analyses achievements and shortcomings of Wuyin Jiyun’s style.