19-09-2026, 10:44 AM
To be fair, we do have an example in use today where a single Chinese language can have various pronunciation - Japanese, even just looking at Sino-Japanese readings (on'yomi): eg. 百 (hundred) is normally read hyaku but it can also be byaku or ppyaku, depending on what precedes it, or, for example, 山 (mountains) in compounds is often read san but also sen, zan, or zen.