ˈæftɚ bˌiːɪŋ dɪstʃˈɑːɹdʒd, hiː bɪɡˈæn tə ɹᵻsˈɜːtʃ ɔnðə klˈæsɪkəl tʃaɪnˈiːz ænd kəmplˈiːɾᵻd ðə fˈɜːst dɹˈæft ʌv ˌɪntɹədˈʌkʃən tə klˈæsɪkəl pɹənˌʌnsɪˈeɪʃən, ɪn sɛptˈɛmbɚ, nˈaɪntiːnhˈʌndɹɪd fˈoːɹɾi θɹˈiː.
After being discharged, he began to research on the Classical Chinese and completed the first draft of Introduction to Classical Pronunciation, in September, 1943.