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which are all pronounced shi
That is not true of both versions. The article itself later reproduces Hu Mingfu’s 1916 draft, which contains characters such as 似 and 設/设 whose standard Mandarin readings are sì and shè, not shi.
Full reasoning
This sentence overgeneralizes from the later, revised text to both versions.
Later on, the page gives Hu Mingfu’s 1916 draft and includes characters such as 似 and 設. In standard Mandarin, those characters are not read shi in the relevant ordinary readings:
- 似 is commonly read sì (“to seem / resemble”).
- 設 / 设 is read shè (“to set up / establish”).
So the claim that the two versions are all pronounced shi in Standard Mandarin is incorrect. At most, that description fits the later revised one-syllable version, not the earlier 1916 draft reproduced on the page.
2 sources
- MDBG Chinese Dictionary — 似
似 sì ... to seem / to appear / to resemble / similar / -like / pseudo- / (more) than
- MDBG Chinese Dictionary — 設
設 ... shè build; establish; display; particle of hypothesis, supposing