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The following is a '''list of ]s of ]''', according to the seven major groups under traditional classification, namely ], ], ], ], ], ] and ], and the three groups contemporarily recognised by linguists, namely ], ] and ]. Dialect groups falling outside these categories and those without a clear classification are ]. The following is a '''list of ]s of the ]'''. It lists the seven traditional major classifications, namely the ], ], ], ] {including the Hokkien and Taiwanese variants), ] (including Shanghainese), ] and ], followed by three contemporary categories increasingly recognised by linguists, namely the ], ] and ] dialects. Finally, dialect groups falling outside these categories and those without a clear classification are ].


In addition to the dialects given below, it is customary to speak informally of dialects belonging to each province, e.g. '']'', '']''. These designations do not always correspond to classifications used by linguists, but each nevertheless has approximate, stereotypical characteristics of its own. In addition to the dialects given below, it is customary to speak informally of dialects belonging to each province, e.g. '']'', '']''. 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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The following is a list of dialects of the Chinese language. It lists the seven traditional major classifications, namely the Gan, Guan or Beifang (Mandarin), Kejia (Hakka), Min {including the Hokkien and Taiwanese variants), Wu (including Shanghainese), Xiang and Yue (Cantonese), followed by three contemporary categories increasingly recognised by linguists, namely the Hui, Jin and Ping dialects. Finally, dialect groups falling outside these categories and those without a clear classification are also listed.

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.

The question of whether these should be called dialects or languages in their own right is particularly interesting in Chinese. On the one hand, the designation seems to be as much socio-political as linguistic, reflecting Max Weinreich's comment that "a language is a dialect with an army and a navy." Purely from a linguistic point of view, many of these idioms seem to meet the criteria of a language. On the other hand, to a large degree the various Chinese idioms share a common written language and literature, lending weight to calling them "dialects". Because the written language is grammatically closest to Standard Mandarin, many Chinese speakers view Standard Mandarin as "the Chinese language", and everything else as dialects.


Gan 赣语/贛語

Guan or Beifang (Mandarin) 官话/官話 or 北方话/北方話

Beijing Mandarin 北京官話

Ji Lu Mandarin 冀魯官話

Jianghuai Mandarin 江准官話

Jiao Liao Mandarin 膠遼官話

Lan Yin Mandarin 蘭銀官話

Northeast China Mandarin 东北官话/東北官話

Southwestern Mandarin 西南官话/西南官話

Zhongyuan Mandarin 中原官話

Hui 徽语/徽語

Hui is sometimes considered a subcategory of Gan.

Jin 晋语/晉語

Jin is sometimes considered the ninth division of Mandarin (Guan/Beifang).

Kejia (Hakka) 客家話

Min 闽语/閩語

Min Bei 闽北语

Min Dong 闽东语

Min Nan 闽南语/閩南語

Min Zhong 闽中语

Pu Xian

Qiong Wen 瓊文片

Shao Jiang

Ping 平话/平話

Pinghua is sometimes considered a subset of Cantonese (Yue).

Wu 吴语/吳語

Taihu division 太湖片

Taizhou division 婺州片

Oujiang division

Wuzhou division

Chu Qu division

Xuanzhou division

Xiang 湘语/湘語

Chang Yi division

Lou Shao division

Chen Xu division

Yue (Cantonese) 粤语/粵語

Yue Hai division 粤海片/粵海片

Guan Bao division 莞寶片

Luoguang division 罗岗片/羅崗片

Seiyap division (Siyi) 四邑片

Gouyeung division 高阳片/高陽片

Gwainaam division (Cancerese) 桂南片

Mouchyun dialect 武川話

Danjia dialect 蜑家話

Unclassified

See also

Chinese language
Sinitic languages
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Jilu
Jiaoliao
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Xiang
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Houguan
Fu–Ning
Other
Southern
Hokkien
Teochew
Zhongshan
Other
Other
Hakka
Yue
Yuehai
Siyi
Other
Pinghua
Unclassified
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Phonology
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