User talk:Gavinkwhite

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 * Thanks for all this information. I have added a BabelBox to my userpage and will slowly get round to reading all the other links you have shared. Gavinkwhite (talk) 04:38, 21 March 2022 (UTC)

Sino-Vietnamese entries
It would be best if you can add references from literary works (poetry and prose), especially for obscure words, and not just dictionary entries. I don't think it needs to be said but you should not rely on Sino-Vietnamese dictionaries too much, since they often contain many terms that are straight-up not used in Vietnamese, but attested in Chinese. References that can be added are texts that need to actually be in Vietnamese as well. PhanAnh123 (talk) 13:15, 5 April 2022 (UTC)


 * Ok, I'll see what I can do. I am using the derived terms of Sino-Vietnamese numbers as a basis to add meaningful entries. Some of the existing derived terms look a bit dubious too, but I'll go through them all and remove ones that don't seem to have any currency. Thanks. Gavinkwhite (talk) 13:27, 5 April 2022 (UTC)

Why did you remove the perfectly cromulent information at ? The fact that a word has a synonym is no reason to turn it into a redirect and then remove the quotes showing its attestation. If you believe the word does not actually exist, put it through verification. MuDavid 栘𩿠 (talk) 02:31, 9 May 2022 (UTC)


 * Ok, will do in future. Thanks for fixing this. Gavinkwhite (talk) 02:48, 9 May 2022 (UTC)