唐語からことば

kara kotoba

1. Not Chinese.; Not in Chinese.

1. Was Japanese; Was classical Japanese

1. In Tang Chinese; Using Tang Chinese

1. Japanese; Concerning Tang China

1. It is not Tang dialect.; It is not old Chinese.

1. It's not Japanese.; I don't speak Japanese.

1. Was polite speech.; Was formal language.

1. Polite speech; Formal language

1. It is not Japanese.; I do not speak Japanese.

1. Wasn't Japanese.; Wasn't classical Chinese.

1. Probably Japanese.

1. It was not in Tang Chinese.; It wasn't Tang Chinese.

1. Wasn't speaking formally.; Wasn't using polite language.

1. Probably Chinese.; It's likely Chinese.

1. Was not Japanese.; Was not in Japanese.

1. If/when Chinese…; If/when Tang dynasty Chinese…

1. If/when Chinese; If it is Chinese

1. If/when Chinese…; If/when classical Chinese…