List of Chinese dialects
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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, Guoyu, Huayu)
- 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
Jin
Wu
- Taihu division
- Taizhou division
- Oujiang division
- Wuzhou division
- Chu Qu division
- Xuanzhou division
Hui
Xiang
- Chang Yi division
- Lou Shao division
- Chen Xu division
Gan
- Dongkou dialect
- Funing dialect
- Fuzhou (Jiangxi) dialect
- Ji'an (Jiangxi) dialect
- Nanchang dialect
- Xianning dialect
- Yichun dialect
- Yingtan dialect
Hakka
- Dabu dialect
- Huizhou (Guangdong) dialect
- Jiaoling dialect
- Longyan dialect
- Meizhou dialect
- Wuhua dialect
Yue
- Yue Hai division
- Siyi division (Sei-yup)
- Gaoyang division
- Guinan division
Pinghua
Min
- Min Nan
- Chaozhou dialect (Teochew)
- Quanzhou dialect
- Penang Hokkien
- Shantou dialect (Swatow)
- Taiwanese
- Xiamen dialect (Hokkien)
- Zhangzhou dialect
- Min Dong
- Fuqing dialect
- Fuzhou dialect (Hokchiu)
- Min Zhong
- Min Bei
- Pu Xian
- Qiong Wen
- Hainan dialect (Hainanese)
- Zhanjiang dialect
- Shao Jiang
Unclassified
See also
| Chinese: spoken varieties | |
| Categories: |
Mandarin | Jin | Wu | Hui | Xiang | Gan | Hakka | Yue | Pinghua | Min |
| Subcategories of Min: | Min Dong | Min Bei | Min Zhong | Pu Xian | Min Nan | Qiong Wen | Shao Jiang |
| Note: The above is only one classification scheme among many. | |
| 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 Cantonese |