Documents Relating to the Proposed New Chinese Translation of the Holy Scriptures (Classic Reprint) - Hardcover

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Again, the Chinese language being made up of monosyllables, and containing but few distinct sounds in comparison with the number of characters employed, they are obliged to combine two or more words of similar import to define the meaning and fix the sense, where one would be inadequate. Yet these reduplicated expressions must be such as they are accustomed to couple together, or, instead of aiding, they would only obstruct the sense.

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