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Qian Xuantong
(錢玄同 in
pinyin
: qian2 xuan2 tong1) (
1887
-
1939
) was a
Chinese
phonetician who promoted
bai hua
(the vernacular style of Chinese).
Birth given name: Xing (行 xing2)
字
: Xia (夏 xia4)
Qian was born in Wuxing (吳興),
Zhejiang
. He held the position as a professor in numerous universities.