Zhuzi yulei

The Zhuzi yulei (朱子語類 "A Collection of Conversations of Master Zhu") is a medieval Chinese text containing discussions between the eminent neo-Confucian scholar Zhu Xi and his disciples, in 140 chapters. Although the text was first arranged in 1270, the version of the text available is a 19th-century reprint of a 17th-century edition of the text.

The text is particularly significant in the study of the history of Chinese, as it is believed to record a type of Early Mandarin spoken during the Southern Song dynasty. An example of a grammatical phenomenon in the book is the use of 把 bǎ and 將 jiāng in a purposive construction with 來 lái or 去 qù, a construction particular to Middle Chinese and Early Mandarin.


 * 把聖人之言來窮究. (114.2756)
 * bǎ shèngrén zhī yán lái qióng jiū
 * take sage GEN word(s) come thorough(ly) study
 * "Take the words of the sage in order to study them thoroughly."