Five Articles of Textual Research of Colloquial Words in Yamen Archives of Nanbu County,Sichuan in Qing Dynasty
Based on the literature and historical context,this study aims to investigate the confusing or easily misunderstood colloquial words"Dangmen","Jiaoguan","Lemie","Pichai",and"Duyong"in the Yamen Archives of Nanbu County,Sichuan in Qing Dynasty,in order to eliminate reading barriers and supplement missing entries or meanings in dictionaries.Research has found that"Dangmen"means"in front of";"Jiaoguan"means"teaching";"Lemie"refers to"the bamboo brake device used in salt well operations";"Pichai"means"playing tricks";"Duyong"refers to"expenses".
Yamen Archives of Nanbu County,Sichuan in Qing Dynastycolloquial wordsDangmenJiaoguanLemiePichaiDuyong