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Varieties of Chinese

There are hundreds of local Chinese language varieties forming a branch of the Sino-Tibetan language family, many of which are not mutually intelligible. Variation is particularly strong in the more mountainous southeast part of mainland China. The varieties are typically classified into ten primary groups: Mandarin, Jin, Wu, Hui, Min, Xiang, Gan, Hakka…

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Bopomofo
ㄏㄢˋ ㄩˇ
Canton Romanization
hon3 yü5
Early forms
Eastern Han Chinese Middle Chinese[a] · Middle Chinese[a]
Fuzhou BUC
Háng-ngṳ̄
Geographic distribution
China, Taiwan
Glottolog
sini1245

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Varieties of Chinese

Nodes238
Edges237
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Avg. degree1.99
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Varieties of Chinese

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Subdivisions · 20
Varieties of Chinese → Danzhou, Dong, Gan, Hakka, Hui, Jin, Mai, Mandarin, Maojia, Min, Pinghua, Shanke, Shaozhou Tuhua, Unclassified DongDanzhouMaiMaojiaShaozhou TuhuaShankeWaxiangXiangnan TuhuaYeheni, Waxiang, Wu, Xiang, Xiangnan Tuhua, Yeheni, Yue
related to Intelligibility testing · 12
Varieties of Chinese → As, Beijing, Chinese, Functional, However, In, Jin, Mandarin, Min, Most, Standard Chinese, The
related to Tones · 11
Varieties of Chinese → All, Beijing, Chinese, Each, For, Mainland Southeast Asia, Middle Chinese, Northern, Southern, Syllables, The
related to Classification · 8
Varieties of Chinese → Chinese, Dialectologist Jerry Norman, For, Fujian, However, Mandarin, Min, These
see also · 6
Varieties of Chinese → ChinaList, Chinese, Chinese DialectsProtection, ChineseLinguistic Atlas, Languages, Varieties
Early forms · 2
Varieties of Chinese → Eastern Han Chinese Middle Chinese[a], Middle Chinese[a]
IPA · 2
Varieties of Chinese → [hɔ̄ːn.jy̬ː], [xân.ỳ]
Linguistic classification · 2
Varieties of Chinese → Chinese, SiniticChinese
Romanization · 2
Varieties of Chinese → hoe3 nyiu2, Hon Ngi
Yale Romanization · 2
Varieties of Chinese → hon yúh, Hàn-yǔ

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varieties chinese mandarin china language southern standard northern languages wu min hakka use dialect many different local middle yue hokkien

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Varieties of ChineseBopomofoㄏㄢˋ ㄩˇ1.00infobox
Varieties of ChineseCanton Romanizationhon3 yü51.00infobox
Varieties of ChineseEarly formsEastern Han Chinese Middle Chinese[a]1.00infobox
Varieties of ChineseEarly formsMiddle Chinese[a]1.00infobox
Varieties of ChineseFuzhou BUCHáng-ngṳ̄1.00infobox
Varieties of ChineseGeographic distributionChina, Taiwan1.00infobox
Varieties of ChineseGlottologsini12451.00infobox
Varieties of ChineseGwoyeu RomatzyhHannyeu1.00infobox
Varieties of ChineseHanyu PinyinHànyǔ1.00infobox
Varieties of ChineseHokkien POJHàn-gí, Hàn-gú1.00infobox
Varieties of ChineseIPA[xân.ỳ]1.00infobox
Varieties of ChineseIPA[hɔ̄ːn.jy̬ː]1.00infobox
Varieties of ChineseISO 639-5zhx1.00infobox
Varieties of ChineseJyutpinghon3 jyu51.00infobox
Varieties of ChineseLinguasphere79-AAA1.00infobox
Varieties of ChineseLinguistic classificationSiniticChinese1.00infobox
Varieties of ChineseLinguistic classificationChinese1.00infobox
Varieties of ChineseLiteral meaningHan language1.00infobox
Varieties of ChineseRomanizationhoe3 nyiu21.00infobox
Varieties of ChineseRomanizationHon Ngi1.00infobox
Varieties of ChineseSimplified Chinese汉语1.00infobox
Varieties of ChineseSubdivisionsGan1.00infobox
Varieties of ChineseSubdivisionsHakka1.00infobox
Varieties of ChineseSubdivisionsHui1.00infobox
Varieties of ChineseSubdivisionsJin1.00infobox
Varieties of ChineseSubdivisionsMandarin1.00infobox
Varieties of ChineseSubdivisionsMin1.00infobox
Varieties of ChineseSubdivisionsPinghua1.00infobox
Varieties of ChineseSubdivisionsWu1.00infobox
Varieties of ChineseSubdivisionsXiang1.00infobox

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