The 'Chinese' Theory: For and Against

[chenxiang]

Hello everyone, I am a new member here. I am Chenxiang, a student from China. Since I was born and raised in China, I might have a slightly better understanding of Chinese languages compared to foreigners?

It seems you are discussing something related to recipes or plants? A friend of mine comes from a family that has practiced Traditional Chinese Medicine (TCM) for three generations, so they deal with medicinal herbs a lot. I have picked up a bit of knowledge from being around them. Is there anything I can help with?

I might be a bit late in learning about and researching this manuscript. I initially chose to discuss it in Chinese forums, as that might be something I am better at. I am currently reading through your conversations page by page.

The general hypothesis you are discussing is: you think it might not be a cipher, but rather a European who traveled to China, listened to Chinese doctors reciting medicinal herbs, and then used his own invented alphabet to record the Chinese pronunciations as "dictation notes"? Is this what you mean? Did I understand that correctly?