n. [ Phono- + -logy. ] The science or doctrine of the elementary sounds uttered by the human voice in speech, including the various distinctions, modifications, and combinations of tones; phonetics. Also, a treatise on sounds. [ 1913 Webster ]
[顾炎武 / 顧炎武, Gù Yán wǔㄍㄨˋ ㄧㄢˊ ㄨˇ] Gu Yanwu (1613-1682), late Ming and early Qing Confucian philosopher, linguist and historian, played a founding role in phonology of early Chinese, author of Rizhilu or Record of daily study 日知錄|日知录, See Also: 日知錄, 日知录#64032