List of Chinese dialects
The following is a list of major Chinese dialects.
In addition to the dialects given below, it is customary to speak informally of dialects belonging to each province, e.g. Sichuan dialect, Henan dialect. These designations do not always correspond to classifications used by linguists, but each nevertheless has approximate, stereotypical characteristics of its own.
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Mandarin
- Beijing Mandarin
- Standard Mandarin: Putonghua (Mainland China), Guoyu (Republic of China), Huayu (Singapore)
- Beijing dialect
- Chengde dialect
- Chifeng dialect
- Hailar dialect
- Karamay dialect
- Northeast China Mandarin
- Jiao Liao Mandarin
- Ji Lu Mandarin
- Zhongyuan Mandarin
- Lan Yin Mandarin
- Southwestern Mandarin
- Jianghuai Mandarin
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Jin
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Wu
- Taihu division
- Taizhou division
- Oujiang division
- Wuzhou division
- Chu Qu division
- Xuanzhou division
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Hui
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Xiang
- Chang Yi division
- Lou Shao division
- Chen Xu division
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Gan
- Dongkou dialect
- Funing dialect
- Fuzhou (Jiangxi) dialect
- Ji'an (Jiangxi) dialect
- Nanchang dialect
- Xianning dialect
- Yichun dialect
- Yingtan dialect
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Hakka
- Dabu dialect
- Huizhou (Guangdong) dialect
- Jiaoling dialect
- Longyan dialect
- Meizhou dialect
- Wuhua dialect
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Yue
- Yue Hai division (Sam-yup)
- Standard Cantonese (~Guangzhou dialect, Hong Kong dialect, Macau dialect)
- Dunggun dialect (東莞 / 东莞)
- Hingyun dialect (慶元 / 庆元)
- Zhaoqing dialect
- Jungsaan dialect (中山)
- Jyuhoi dialect (珠海)
- Jiujiang dialect (九江)
- Luoguang division
- Seiyap division (Siyi) (四邑)
- Yanping dialect (恩平)
- Gongmun dialect (江門 / 江门)
- Hoiping dialect (開平 / 开平)
- Taishan dialect (Toishanese) (台山)
- Sanwai dialect (新惠 / 新惠)
- Gouyeung division (高陽 / 高阳)
- Maoming dialect
- Yeunggong dialect (陽江 / 阳江)
- Gwainaam division (桂南 / 桂南)
- Beihai dialect
- Nanning dialect of Yue (Naamning) (南寧 / 南宁)
- Moujau (Guangxi) dialect (婺州 / 婺州)
- Yuklam dialect (鬱林 / 郁林)
- Mouchyun dialect (武川)
- Danjia dialect
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Pinghua
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Min
- Min Nan
- Chaoshan division (see Teochew)
- Shantou dialect (Swatow)
- Chaozhou dialect (Teochew)
- Mintai division
- Quanzhou dialect
- Penang Hokkien
- Taiwanese (see regional variations)
- Central Taiwanese
- Northeastern coastal Taiwanese
- Northern Taiwanese
- Southern Taiwanese
- Xiamen dialect (Hokkien)
- Zhangzhou dialect
- Chaoshan division (see Teochew)
- Min Dong
- Fuqing dialect (Hokchia)
- Fuzhou dialect (Hokchiu)
- Min Zhong
- Min Bei
- Pu Xian
- Putian dialect (Henghwa)
- Xianyou dialect
- Qiong Wen
- Hainan dialect (Hainanese)
- Zhanjiang dialect
- Shao Jiang
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Unclassified
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See also
| Chinese: spoken varieties | |
| Categories: |
Gan | Hakka | Hui | Jin | Mandarin | Min | Pinghua | Xiang | Wu | Yue |
| Subcategories of Min: | Min Bei | Min Dong | Min Nan | Min Zhong | Pu Xian | Qiong Wen | Shao Jiang |
| Note: The above is only one classification scheme among many. The categories in italics are not universally acknowledged to be independent categories. | |
| Comprehensive list of Chinese dialects | |
| Official spoken varieties: | Standard Mandarin | Standard Cantonese |
| Historical phonology: | Old Chinese | Middle Chinese | Proto-Min | Proto-Mandarin | Haner |
| Chinese: written varieties | |
| Official written varieties: | Classical Chinese | Vernacular Chinese |
| Other varieties: | Written Vernacular Cantonese |
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External links
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