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@@ -125,6 +125,11 @@ <h3 id="furigana-background">Furigana, background</h3>
 	  to pronounce CJK ideographic characters, a practice known
 	  as <dfn>Furigana</dfn> (see also <a data-cite="JLREQ#term.furigana">JLReq terminology</a>).
         </p>
+	<p>
+	  In Chinese, ruby annotations such as Pinyin or Bopomofo serve
+	  a similar phonetic purpose and can be treated in the same way
+	  for text-to-speech: the ruby simply provides pronunciation
+	  guidance for the base characters.</p>
         <p>
 	  In contemporary usage, it is uncommon to attach ruby
 	  annotations to all CJK ideographic characters
@@ -160,6 +165,9 @@ <h3>Gikun, background</h3>
 	  also used to indicate something different from the reading of a CJK ideographic character.
           Such ruby annotations are referred to as <dfn>Gikun</dfn>.  Gikun is commonly employed in light novels and comics. 
         </p>
+	<p>
+	  Such semantic use of ruby also occurs in Chinese texts.
+	</p>
         <p>
           Here are some examples of Gikun:
         </p>
@@ -245,6 +253,11 @@ <h3>Interlinear notes, background</h3>
           and modern translations of Japanese classic texts are sometimes set between lines. 
           These notes are called interlinear notes (see <a data-cite="JLREQ#fig3_2_8">Figure 241</a>).
         </aside>
+	<p>
+	  Such notes frequently appear in Japanese publications,
+	  particularly in educational or classical works. They can
+	  also be found in Chinese texts.
+	</p>
         <p>
           In the example shown in 
           <a data-cite="JLREQ#fig3_2_8">a figure referenced in the quoted note ("An example of a note in inter lines")</a>,