On the source of Zhongzhou xiangyu(中州乡语)in Korea's Chinese dictionary Fangyan leishi(方言类释)
Fangyan leishi(方言类释)is a multilingual dictionary on Chinese lexicon compiled in Korea.Its appendix,Zhongzhou xiangyu(中州乡语),collects words from several Chinese dialects.Some scholars consider it as a valuable"overseas"material which records seven major Chinese dialects and eight Mandarin dialects.This paper,however,argues that Zhongzhou xiangyu is not written by Korean scholars but compiled based on a Chinese literature,the Gujin tushu jicheng(古今图书集成).The judgement on its value as an"overseas"dictionary is debatable.