Prof. Dr. Michael Hö (Sinologist) 何彌夏 🇹🇼🇪🇺🇭🇰 @medievalchina.bsky.social

#BOTD: Liu Bannong 劉半農 (1891–1934), author, linguist, and translator of Sherlock Holmes in #ModernChina. A pioneer of vernacular 白話 poetry, simplified characters 简体字, and photography, he coined the distinction of masculine 他, feminine 她, and neuter 它 (all 'tā' in MSC).

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