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Hangzhou dialect

NameHangzhou dialect
Nativename 
StatesPeople's Republic of China
RegionHangzhou, Zhejiang province
Speakersapprox. 3-4 million
FamilycolorSino-Tibetan
Pronunciation-wuuhan.tsei.wu
Fam2Chinese
Fam3Wu
Fam4Taihu
Linglistwuu-haz
NoticeIPA

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The Hangzhou dialect, or Rhangzei Rhwa ( ), is spoken in the city of Hangzhou and its immediate suburbs, but excluding areas further away from Hangzhou such as Xiāoshān (蕭山) and Yúháng (余杭) (both originally county-level cities and now the districts within Hangzhou City). The number of speakers of the Hangzhou dialect has been estimated to be about 1.2 to 1.5 million. It belongs to the Wu language family, which in turn constitutes one of the Sinitic language families. The Hangzhou dialect is of immense interest to Chinese historical phonologists and dialectologists because phonologically, it exhibits extensive similarities with the other Wu languages; however, grammatically and lexically, it shows many Mandarin tendencies. (Simmons 1995)

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Jiashan (åå) is a county (åå縣) not far from Jiaxing city in Zhejiang province. It is 80 kilometers west of Shanghai, 95 kilometers east of Hangzhou, and 90 kilometers south of Suzhou. They speak the same variety of Wu Chinese that is typical of Suzhou and Shanghai, and is quite close to Jiaxing dialect and the Pinghu dialect. This is the seventh part in a 12-part series. Part 1 - youtu.be Part 2 - youtu.be Part 3 - youtu.be Part 4 - youtu.be Part 5 - youtu.be Part 6 - youtu.be Part 7 - youtu.be Part 8 - youtu.be Part 9 - youtu.be Part 10 - youtu.be Part 11 - youtu.be Part 12 - youtu.be
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Jiashan (åå) is a county (åå縣) not far from Jiaxing city in Zhejiang province. It is 80 kilometers west of Shanghai, 95 kilometers east of Hangzhou, and 90 kilometers south of Suzhou. They speak the same variety of Wu Chinese that is typical of Suzhou and Shanghai, and is quite close to Jiaxing dialect and the Pinghu dialect. This is the ninth part in a 12-part series. Part 1 - youtu.be Part 2 - youtu.be Part 3 - youtu.be Part 4 - youtu.be Part 5 - youtu.be Part 6 - youtu.be Part 7 - youtu.be Part 8 - youtu.be Part 9 - youtu.be Part 10 - youtu.be Part 11 - youtu.be Part 12 - youtu.be
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Jiashan (åå) is a county (åå縣) not far from Jiaxing city in Zhejiang province. It is 80 kilometers west of Shanghai, 95 kilometers east of Hangzhou, and 90 kilometers south of Suzhou. They speak the same variety of Wu Chinese that is typical of Suzhou and Shanghai, and is quite close to Jiaxing dialect and the Pinghu dialect. This is the third part in a 12-part series. Part 1 - youtu.be Part 2 - youtu.be Part 3 - youtu.be Part 4 - youtu.be Part 5 - youtu.be Part 6 - youtu.be Part 7 - youtu.be Part 8 - youtu.be Part 9 - youtu.be Part 10 - youtu.be
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Jiashan (åå) is a county (åå縣) not far from Jiaxing city in Zhejiang province. It is 80 kilometers west of Shanghai, 95 kilometers east of Hangzhou, and 90 kilometers south of Suzhou. They speak the same variety of Wu Chinese that is typical of Suzhou and Shanghai, and is quite close to Jiaxing dialect and the Pinghu dialect. This is the tenth part in a 12-part series. Part 1 - youtu.be Part 2 - youtu.be Part 3 - youtu.be Part 4 - youtu.be Part 5 - youtu.be Part 6 - youtu.be Part 7 - youtu.be Part 8 - youtu.be Part 9 - youtu.be Part 10 - youtu.be Part 11 - youtu.be Part 12 - youtu.be
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Jiashan (åå) is a county (åå縣) not far from Jiaxing city in Zhejiang province. It is 80 kilometers west of Shanghai, 95 kilometers east of Hangzhou, and 90 kilometers south of Suzhou. They speak the same variety of Wu Chinese that is typical of Suzhou and Shanghai, and is quite close to Jiaxing dialect and the Pinghu dialect. This is the fifth part in a 12-part series. Part 1 - youtu.be Part 2 - youtu.be Part 3 - youtu.be Part 4 - youtu.be Part 5 - youtu.be Part 6 - youtu.be Part 7 - youtu.be Part 8 - youtu.be Part 9 - youtu.be Part 10 - youtu.be
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Consonants of Hangzhou dialect
Consonants :
nasal
plosives voiced linkb linkd linkɡ
voiceless unaspirated linkp linkt linkk linkʔ
voiceless aspirated linkpʰ linktʰ linkkʰ
fricatives voiced linkv linkz linkɦ
voiceless linkf links linkɕ linkh
affricates voiced linkdz linkdʑ
voiceless unaspirated linkts linktɕ
voiceless aspirated linktsʰ linktɕʰ
approximants linkʋ linkɹ
lateral approximants linkl

Tone chart of Hangzhou dialect
Tones : Citation tones
Tone number Tone name Tone letters Description
1 yin ping (陰平) ˧˨˧ (323) mid dipping
2 yang ping (陽平) ˨˩˨ (212) low dipping
3 shang (上) ˥˩ (51) falling
4 yin qu (陰去) ˧˦ (334) mid rising
5 yang qu (陽去) ˩˧ (113) low rising
6 yin ru (陰入) ˥ʔ (5) high checked
7 yang ru (陽入) ˩˨ʔ (12) low checked

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