Talk:挺

Etymology for sense 6
Apparently for sense 6, it is a loan words from Manchu. Should we separate it out into a different sub-heading? You can hear a professor describe it here (4:05). He says that the Beijing dialect has quite a bit of influence from Manchu and Mongolian, because the Qing Dynasty's elite troops were mostly made up of ethnic Manchus and Mongols. The dog2 (talk) 13:46, 3 March 2024 (UTC)


 * I've added the possibility to the etymology, but it seems a little less likely than just an internal development in Mandarin. — justin(r)leung { (t...) 02:40, 4 March 2024 (UTC)