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Re: sisheng input method missing
From: |
Kenichi Handa |
Subject: |
Re: sisheng input method missing |
Date: |
Sun, 16 May 2004 09:56:02 +0900 (JST) |
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SEMI/1.14.3 (Ushinoya) FLIM/1.14.2 (Yagi-Nishiguchi) APEL/10.2 Emacs/21.3 (sparc-sun-solaris2.6) MULE/5.0 (SAKAKI) |
In article <address@hidden>, Werner LEMBERG <address@hidden> writes:
> [1 <text/plain; utf-8 (base64)>]
>> It seems that each rule has one of these forms:
>>
>> VOWEL TONE-NUMBER -> PINYIN
>> CONSONANT VOWEL TONE-NUMBER -> PINYIN
>>
>> Can't we delete rules of the latter form?
> Basically yes, but I suggest not to do it. Reason is that not all
> combinations actually do exist. For example, it is possible in Pīnyīn
> to have `xū' and `shū', but you can't have `shīn' while `xīn' is
> valid. Providing complete syllables is an aid to beginners to avoid
> incorrect spellings, especially for people who are used to the
> Wade-Giles transcription (which does have `shin' but no `xin').
Ok, then let's use your code as is. Please send me the
final version.
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Ken'ichi HANDA
address@hidden