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In [[Chinese script|Chinese writing]], a '''proper name mark''' ([[Simplified Chinese]]: 专名号, zhuānmínghào; [[Traditional Chinese]]: 專名號) is an [[underline]] used to mark [[proper name]]s, such as the names of [[Chinese name|people]], [[place name|places]], [[Chinese dynasties|dynasties]], organizations. The related '''book name mark''' ([[Simplified Chinese]]: 书名号, shūmínghào; [[Traditional Chinese]]: 書名號)， indicated by a wavy underline is used to mark the titles of publications or texts. |
In [[Chinese script|Chinese writing]], a '''proper name mark''' ([[Simplified Chinese]]: 专名号, zhuānmínghào; [[Traditional Chinese]]: 專名號) is an [[underline]] used to mark [[proper name]]s, such as the names of [[Chinese name|people]], [[place name|places]], [[Chinese dynasties|dynasties]], organizations. The related '''book name mark''' ([[Simplified Chinese]]: 书名号, shūmínghào; [[Traditional Chinese]]: 書名號)， indicated by a wavy underline (﹏﹏) is used to mark the titles of publications or texts. |
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The proper name mark is rarely used in modern Chinese publications, and the [[Guillemet]] (《 》) is more commonly used to indicate titles. It is occasionally used in Taiwan and Hong Kong in school textbooks. However, in scholarly editions of classical Chinese texts, especially vertically typeset texts (where they appear to the left of the text instead of underneath), use of both the proper name mark and the book name mark is common, as they help readers avoid misinterpretations of the text. |
The proper name mark is rarely used in modern Chinese publications, and the [[Guillemet]] (《 》or〈 〉) is more commonly used to indicate titles. It is occasionally used in Taiwan and Hong Kong in school textbooks. However, in scholarly editions of classical Chinese texts, especially vertically typeset texts (where they appear to the left of the text instead of underneath), use of both the proper name mark and the book name mark is common, as they help readers avoid misinterpretations of the text. |
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[Due to technical limitations, the wavy underline book title mark is represented here with double underline.] |
[Due to technical limitations, the wavy underline book title mark is represented here with double underline.] |
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<ins>屈原</ins>放逐，乃賦<span style="text-decoration: underline;-moz-text-decoration-style: wavy;text-decoration-style: wavy;">離騒</span>。<ins>左丘</ins>失明，厥有<span style="text-decoration: underline;-moz-text-decoration-style: wavy;text-decoration-style: wavy;">國語</span>。 |
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This method of recognizing proper names in text is similar to the English use of a [[capital letter]] in [[proper noun]]s. |
This method of recognizing proper names in text is similar to the English use of a [[capital letter]] in [[proper noun]]s. |
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Revision as of 06:21, 8 December 2012
In Chinese writing, a proper name mark (Simplified Chinese: 专名号, zhuānmínghào; Traditional Chinese: 專名號) is an underline used to mark proper names, such as the names of people, places, dynasties, organizations. The related book name mark (Simplified Chinese: 书名号, shūmínghào; Traditional Chinese: 書名號)， indicated by a wavy underline (﹏﹏) is used to mark the titles of publications or texts.
The proper name mark is rarely used in modern Chinese publications, and the Guillemet (《 》or〈 〉) is more commonly used to indicate titles. It is occasionally used in Taiwan and Hong Kong in school textbooks. However, in scholarly editions of classical Chinese texts, especially vertically typeset texts (where they appear to the left of the text instead of underneath), use of both the proper name mark and the book name mark is common, as they help readers avoid misinterpretations of the text.
For example:
屈原放逐，乃賦離騒。左丘失明，厥有國語。（司馬遷 《報任安書》）
Qu Yuan was exiled, and thus composed the Li Sao. Zuo Qiu (or Zuoqiu[1]) lost his sight, hence there is the Guo Yu. (Sima Qian, Letter to Ren'an)
[Due to technical limitations, the wavy underline book title mark is represented here with double underline.]
Or, using CSS3:
屈原放逐，乃賦離騒。左丘失明，厥有國語。
Also, consider the sentence "I come from Germany". In Chinese, using the proper name mark, it would be rendered as "我来自德国。" (Pinyin: Wǒ láizì Déguó.) The name of the country, in this case Germany, is underlined.
This method of recognizing proper names in text is similar to the English use of a capital letter in proper nouns.
Notes
- ^ It is debated whether the name 左丘明 has surname 左 and given name 丘明 (Zuo Qiuming) or surname 左丘 and given name 明 (Zuoqiu Ming).
See also
- Interpunct, used to mark divisions in proper names in Chinese