China Museum Alias Dictionary

Author: Sun Shu'an (Compiler)
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Publish Date: 2000-04-01
Features: As the names of things develop in synchronization with language vocabulary, they form an independent knowledge system. Within this system, to avoid cognitive misconceptions, one must be proficient in dialects, familiar with synonyms and alternative names, distinguish between homonyms with different meanings, and explore the origins of things and the evolution of their names. Only by doing so can the correct names of things be established. This is the fundamental subject of onomastics, a basic skill for academic research, and an indispensable task in the study of Chinese history and culture.