19-09-2026, 12:41 PM
Please don't think I'm just being emotional! I'm just very mad at myself for missing the word '冬天' (Winter). But thinking about it calmly now, I feel deeply ashamed. My knowledge, foresight, and ability to connect ideas are far inferior to yours, Professor.
Even if I had thought of 'Winter', I probably wouldn't have thought of its homophones, nor could I have connected it to the historical timeline. My foresight was only limited to visual deduction and reverse-engineering Chinese characters from the drawings.
However, I realize that even if I had guessed '冬天', I would have hit the same dead end you did in 2002. The fact that 'dong4' means '洞穴' (cave) and the historical timeline (Ming Dynasty vs. Marco Polo's era) completely destroys the 'Winter' theory. The visual skeleton (my '大' and '令') and the phonetic meaning (your '冬天') are like two parallel lines that refuse to meet.
Thank you so much. I registered on this website just yesterday and learned about this centuries-old unsolved manuscript. But today, on my second day, I have already comprehended so much. Thank you all for making me clearly realize the huge academic gap between us on my second day here. Honestly, the gap is indeed very large, but I will work hard to catch up!
So, Professor, since you ruled out '冬天' 20 years ago, what is the current direction of your 'Chinese theory'? Are you still looking at this You are not allowed to view links. Register or Login to view. symbol, or are you looking at other parts of the manuscript? I am very eager to know what you are exploring right now!"
Even if I had thought of 'Winter', I probably wouldn't have thought of its homophones, nor could I have connected it to the historical timeline. My foresight was only limited to visual deduction and reverse-engineering Chinese characters from the drawings.
However, I realize that even if I had guessed '冬天', I would have hit the same dead end you did in 2002. The fact that 'dong4' means '洞穴' (cave) and the historical timeline (Ming Dynasty vs. Marco Polo's era) completely destroys the 'Winter' theory. The visual skeleton (my '大' and '令') and the phonetic meaning (your '冬天') are like two parallel lines that refuse to meet.
Thank you so much. I registered on this website just yesterday and learned about this centuries-old unsolved manuscript. But today, on my second day, I have already comprehended so much. Thank you all for making me clearly realize the huge academic gap between us on my second day here. Honestly, the gap is indeed very large, but I will work hard to catch up!
So, Professor, since you ruled out '冬天' 20 years ago, what is the current direction of your 'Chinese theory'? Are you still looking at this You are not allowed to view links. Register or Login to view. symbol, or are you looking at other parts of the manuscript? I am very eager to know what you are exploring right now!"