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Yuehai Dialects
Yuehai () is the main branch of Yue Chinese, spoken in the Pearl River Delta of the province of Guangdong, as well as Hong Kong and Macau. It is commonly called Cantonese, though that name is more precisely applied to the Guangzhou topolect of Yuehai. Topolects Yuehai is divided into four principal dialects, each of which contains various subdialects. Cantonese is the prestige form. *Cantonese dialects ** Guangzhou dialect ** Hong Kong dialect ** Macau dialect ** Xiguan dialect ** Wuzhou dialect ** Tanka dialect *Sanyi / Nanpanshun dialects **Nanhai dialect Nanhai () may refer to: *''Nanhai'', the Chinese name for the South China Sea, one of the Four Seas *Nanhai Commandery, the former Chinese administration over Liangguang *''Nanhai'', the Chinese name for the South China Sea Islands *The ''Nanhai On ... ** Jiujiang dialect ** Xiqiao dialect ** Shunde dialect *Xiangshan dialect ** Shiqi dialect ** Sanjiao dialect *Guanbao dialect ** Dongguan dialect ** Bao'an dialect (Wai ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
China
China, officially the People's Republic of China (PRC), is a country in East Asia. With population of China, a population exceeding 1.4 billion, it is the list of countries by population (United Nations), second-most populous country after India, representing 17.4% of the world population. China spans the equivalent of five time zones and Borders of China, borders fourteen countries by land across an area of nearly , making it the list of countries and dependencies by area, third-largest country by land area. The country is divided into 33 Province-level divisions of China, province-level divisions: 22 provinces of China, provinces, 5 autonomous regions of China, autonomous regions, 4 direct-administered municipalities of China, municipalities, and 2 semi-autonomous special administrative regions. Beijing is the country's capital, while Shanghai is List of cities in China by population, its most populous city by urban area and largest financial center. Considered one of six ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Xiguan Dialect
The Xiguan dialect, or Sai Kwan dialect (), is the prestige dialect of Cantonese originated from Xiguan (Sai Kwan), Guangzhou. Differences with downtown accent Differences in the pronunciation of some characters Confusion of consonants ''n'' & ''l'' Due to Xiguan's near geographical position to Nanhai, both accents spoken in Xiguan and Nanhai feature n-l merger, in which /n/ and /l/ are merged into /l/. However, the feature is less prominent in the Xiguan accent. Consonant ''ng'' Speakers of Xiguan Accents pronounce zero consonant as the consonant ''ng'', for instance, " (uk7)" as "nguk7" and " (aat8)" as "ngaat8". Vowels ''i'' & ''ei'' / ''ai'' Speakers of Xiguan Accents pronounce vowels ''ei'' and ''ai'' as ''i''. The phenomenon also lies in Nanhai Accents, such as: Dental consonant Additionally, speakers of Xiguan Accents enhance dental consonants. That is to say, downtown people pronounce "", "" and "" as , and (comparatively relaxed in the oral area, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Dongguan Dialect
Dongguan,; pinyin: alternately romanized via Cantonese as Tungkun, is a prefecture-level city in central Guangdong Province, China. An important industrial city in the Pearl River Delta, Dongguan borders the provincial capital of Guangzhou to the north, Huizhou to the northeast, Shenzhen to the south, and the Pearl River to the west. It is part of the Pearl River Delta built-up (or metro) area with more than 65.57 million inhabitants as of the 2020 census spread over nine municipalities across an area of . Dongguan's city administration is considered especially progressive in seeking foreign direct investment. Dongguan ranks behind only Shenzhen, Shanghai and Suzhou in exports among Chinese cities, with $65.54 billion in shipments. It is also home to one of the world's largest shopping malls, the New South China Mall, [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sanjiao Dialect , or ''sanjiao'' in pinyin, Confucianism, Taoism, and Buddhism when considered as a harmonious aggregate
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Sanjiao may refer to: *San Jiao, term in traditional Chinese medicine *Sanjiao, Meizhou, town Meizhou, Guangdong, China *Sanjiao, Zhongshan, town in Zhongshan, Guangdong, China *Three teachings In Chinese philosophy, the ''three teachings'' (; , Chữ Hán: 三教) are Confucianism, Taoism, and Buddhism. The learning and the understanding of the three teachings are traditionally considered to be a harmonious aggregate within Chinese ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Shiqi Dialect
The Shiqi dialect or Shekki dialect is a dialect of Yue Chinese. It is spoken by roughly 160,000 people in Zhongshan, Guangdong's Shiqi urban district. It differs slightly from Standard Cantonese, mainly in its pronunciation and lexicon. Shiqi has the fewest tones of any Yue dialect, perhaps a Hakka influence. : This appears to be due to mergers: the fact that the entering tone has split oddly suggests that it has split twice, as in Cantonese and Taishanese Taishanese (), alternatively romanized in Cantonese as Toishanese or Toisanese, in local dialect as Hoisanese or Hoisanwa, is a Yue Chinese language native to Taishan, Guangdong. Even though they are related, Taishanese has little mutual i ..., but that tone ⑦b subsequently merged with ⑧. References Yue Chinese Zhongshan {{SinoTibetan-lang-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Shunde Dialect
Shunde (Shun Tak in Cantonese) is a district of the city of Foshan, Guangdong province, located in the Pearl River Delta. It had a population of 2,464,784 as of the 2010 census. Once a traditional agricultural county, it has become one of the most affluent counties in Guangdong and mainland China. Since 2009 it has been administered independently of Foshan city, answerable directly to the Guangdong provincial government. History According to archaeological discoveries, human settlements appeared during the Spring and Autumn period. In the third year of Jinghai era (1452 AD), after the Ming dynasty suppressed the rebellion led by Huang Xiao Yang (), Shunde county was formally established. Before that, this area was part of Nam Hoi county (Nanhai Xian) and Sun Hui county (Xinhui Xian). The people of Daliang subdistrict of Shunde have a long history of consuming water buffalo cheese and milk products (particularly double skin milk dessert), which is why the township had begun pro ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Xiqiao Dialect
Xiqiao may refer to: * Xiqiao, Foshan (西樵镇), town in Nanhai District, Foshan, Guangdong, China * Xiqiao, Huai'an (席桥镇), town in Chuzhou District, Huai'an, Jiangsu, China * Mount Xiqiao, a dormant volcano in Nanhai District, Foshan, Guangdong, China {{geodis ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jiujiang Dialect
The Jiujiang dialect () is a variety of Cantonese spoken in Jiujiang Town, in Nanhai District, Foshan, Guangdong. A few words differ from Standard Cantonese, but generally other Cantonese speakers can understand Jiujiang dialect without difficulty. Here are some differences between the Jiujiang dialect and the Guangzhou dialect Cantonese is the traditional prestige variety of Yue Chinese, a Sinitic language belonging to the Sino-Tibetan language family. It originated in the city of Guangzhou (formerly known as Canton) and its surrounding Pearl River Delta. While the t ...: Notes References * Cantonese language Yue Chinese Nanhai District {{SinoTibetan-lang-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Nanhai Dialect
Nanhai () may refer to: *''Nanhai'', the Chinese name for the South China Sea, one of the Four Seas *Nanhai Commandery, the former Chinese administration over Liangguang *''Nanhai'', the Chinese name for the South China Sea Islands *The ''Nanhai One, Nanhai I'', a Chinese wreck from the Southern Song dynasty raised in 2007 * Nanhai, a lake in the Zhongnanhai complex in Beijing *Nanhai Academy, a collection of cultural and educational facilities located on Nanhai Road in Taipei, Taiwan *Nanhai District, Foshan, Guangdong *Nanhai, Hubei (:zh:南海镇, zh), town in Songzi, Hubei *Nanhai Township (:zh:南海乡, zh), subdivision of Pingtan County, Fujian *Nanhai Subdistrict, Maoming (:zh:南海街道 (茂名市), zh), in Maogang District, Maoming, Guangdong *Nanhai Subdistrict, Zhumadian (:zh:南海街道 (驻马店市), zh), in Yicheng District, Zhumadian, Henan See also *South Sea (other) *Nankai (other) *Donghai (other) ("East Sea") *Beihai (disambigua ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Tanka People
The Boat Dwellers, also known as Shuishangren (; "people living on the water") or Boat People, or the derogatory Tankas, are a sinicised ethnic group in Southern China who traditionally lived on junks in coastal parts of Guangdong, Guangxi, Fujian, Hainan, Shanghai, Zhejiang and along the Yangtze river, as well as Hong Kong, and Macau. The Boat Dwellers are referred to with other names outside of Guangdong. Though many now live onshore, some from the older generations still live on their boats and pursue their traditional livelihood of fishing. The origins of the Boat Dwellers can be traced back to the native ethnic minorities of southern China known historically as the Baiyue, who may have taken refuge on the sea and gradually assimilated into Han Chinese culture. However, they have preserved many of their native traditions not found in Han culture. A small number of Boat Dwellers also live in parts of Vietnam. There they are called Dan () and are classified as a subgrou ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Wuzhou Yue Dialect
Wuzhou ( zh, s= , p=Wúzhōu, j=Ng⁴zau¹, postal: Wuchow; ), formerly Ngchow, is a prefecture-level city in the east of Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region, People's Republic of China. Geography and climate Wuzhou is located in eastern Guangxi bordering Guangdong province. It is at the confluence of the Gui River and the Xun River where they form the Xi River; 85% of all water in Guangxi flows through Wuzhou. The total area of Wuzhou is . The Tropic of Cancer bisects the city. Despite its latitude, Wuzhou has a monsoon-influenced humid subtropical climate (Köppen ''Cfa''), with short, mild winters, and long, very hot and humid summers. Winter begins dry but becomes progressively wetter and cloudier. Spring is generally overcast and often rainy, while summer continues to be rainy though is the sunniest time of year. Autumn is sunny and dry. The monthly 24-hour average temperature ranges from in January to in July, and the annual mean is . The annual rainfall is just above , an ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Macau Cantonese
Cantonese is the traditional prestige variety of Yue Chinese, a Sinitic language belonging to the Sino-Tibetan language family. It originated in the city of Guangzhou (formerly known as Canton) and its surrounding Pearl River Delta. While the term ''Cantonese'' specifically refers to the prestige variety, in linguistics it has often been used to refer to the entire Yue subgroup of Chinese, including related but partially mutually intelligible varieties like Taishanese. Cantonese is viewed as a vital and inseparable part of the cultural identity for its native speakers across large swaths of southeastern China, Hong Kong and Macau, as well as in overseas communities. In mainland China, it is the ''lingua franca'' of the province of Guangdong (being the majority language of the Pearl River Delta) and neighbouring areas such as Guangxi. It is also the dominant and co-official language of Hong Kong and Macau. Furthermore, Cantonese is widely spoken among overseas Chinese in Southe ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
