Syntactic function NP{n1-n2}
complex nominal; construction type: nominal followed by a suffix "npostadN" which comes out as "-N2" in this formula
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Nominal suffixation in classical Chinese is relatively rare, the only productive suffix being 子 . And in a case like 豎子 the problem whether 子 is or is not a suffix remains undecidable. Both views can be supported by arguments, and very importantly: the question which of these analyses is correct is alien to Chinese commentatorial thinking.
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