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title: 'A Course of Mandarin Lessons, Based on Idiom'
type: pdf
hasMedia: true
requiresPurchase: false
authors:
- 'Calvin Wilson Mateer'
date: 1892-01-01
collection: 'Archives'
subcollection: '19th century'
topics:
- 'Language'
- 'Education'
- 'Foreign Missions'
scriptures:
- 'Proverbs 1'
- 'Psalms 119'
url: https://confessional.org/archives/19th-century/mateer-1892-a-course-of-mandarin-lessons-based-on-idiom
---

# A Course of Mandarin Lessons, Based on Idiom

An 1892 idiom-based Mandarin course for missionaries and students, prioritizing colloquial speech. Describes the method, benefits and drawbacks, translations, notes, and vocabularies.

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