The post-position adverbial modifier “tian” (添) was not exclusively a feature of late Qing Dynasty literature; its presence can be traced back to earlier works, including A Collection of Extant Song and Yuan Dynasty Plays (宋元戏文辑佚), as well as The Vinegar Gourd (醋葫芦) and Patching the White Fur Robe (缀白裘). In The Story of Zhang Xie, the Top Scholar (张协状元), “tian” functions as an adverb denoting “again,” rather than as a verb meaning “to add or borrow.” Since the Northern Song Dynasty, the term “mai tian” (买添) has exhibited two distinct meanings: authors from non-Wu dialect regions interpret it as a verb within a coordinate structure. In contrast, those from Wu dialect regions understand it as a phrase with a “head + adverbial” structure. Additionally, in Letters Between Two Places (两地书), “mai tian” should also be interpreted as “buy again.” While Cui’s critique in his paper （Ｏｎ ｔｈｅ “Tian” ｉｎ The Story of Ｚｈａｎｇ Ｘｉｅ， tｈｅ Ｔｏｐ Ｓｃｈｏｌａｒ ａｎｄ Ｔｈｅ Ｌｅｔｔｅｒｓ ｆｒｏｍ Ｔｗｏ Ｐｌａｃｅｓ） presents three significant points, it faces challenges on two fronts. Moreover, Wang’s investigation（On Postverbal Adverbials in Wu Dialects） is limited, neglecting the contemporary residual usage of the post-adverb “tian” in the Shaoxing dialect.