Seven Examples of Imperfection in the Mongolian Definitions fromGreat Chinese Dictionary
Abstract
The Mongolian loanwords collected in
Great Chinese Dictionarysuffer from issues such as incomplete and inaccurate definitions. By literature retrieval and comparisons, a study was conducted on seven words, namely
bulanxi,
chijin,
etuoke,
gui youchi,
huochi,
naoer, and
sahua. The study aimed to supplement the definitions of the five words which are
bulanxi,
chijin,
etuoke,
naoer, and
sahua. It also corrected the definitions of
guiyouchi and huochi. Therefore, this research contributes to the revision of the
Great Chinese Dictionary.
