The Zhuzi yulei (æ±åÂÂèªÂé¡ "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 æ bàand å° jiÃÂng in a purposive construction with ä¾ lái or å» qù, a construction particular to Middle Chinese and Early Mandarin.