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Suzhou dialect

NameSuzhou dialect
Nativename 
StatesPeople's Republic of China
RegionSuzhou, Jiangsu province
Speakersapprox. 5-7 million
FamilycolorSino-Tibetan
Fam2Chinese
Fam3Wu
Fam4Taihu
Fam5Suzhou � Shanghai � Jiaxing
(Su-Hu-Jia)
Linglistwuu-suh
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Suzhou dialect ( ; Native name: 蘇州閒話) is a dialect of Wu, one of the subdivisions of Chinese spoken language. It is spoken in the city of Suzhou, in Jiangsu province of China, and is the traditional prestige dialect of Wu.

It is typical of the Wu dialects, being rich in vowels and conservative in having many initials. It has many similarities with the Shanghai dialect.

Suzhou dialect Video

Suzhou has a long history over 2500 years. She is famous for her gardens. She develops quickly. She always welcome you all. An olding saying in China, there is a heaven above and two beneath: Suzhou and Hangzhou.(the first sentence in this video) The video is sung by our dialect. Hope you enjoy.
3.98 min. | 4.86 user rating
9.13 min. | 4.66 user rating		 Some of the most popular Chinese languages. See which one do you like the most! In order, the language first, then the specific dialect that was spoken in the video: Mandarin - Standard Mandarin Wu - Suzhou Dialect Yue - Cantonese Min - Southern Min (Min Nan) (Taiwanese) Hakka - Meixian Dialect Gan - Nanchang Dialect
6.25 min. | 4.70 user rating		 æ½æèé½is a daily Suzhou dialect show by the host æ½æ, a pingtan performer. Suzhou dialect is one of the Wu dialects, and a close kin to Shanghainese. There are more videos in my channel, so please subscribe!
33.88 min. | 5.0 user rating		 After much hesitation, I've finally decided to share this video with all of you. It means a lot to me and it was recorded in Suzhou in May 2009 during my and my husband's engagement dinner. The woman who sings was one of the guests and she's one of few èå·è¯å¼¹performers who perform abroad as well. She said she sing this song especially for me (I was the only one not being a Suzhou local) because she wanted me to hear a traditional song and the beautiful dialect of Suzhou. I love the song ever since, and every time I hear it I remember the evening where this clip was made. And I remember Suzhou, my favorite place on earth and all my friends and in-law family I have there :)
0.55 min. | 3.0 user rating
å¤è©©è©å®è©å¤æ¼¢èªæ´»åç³in English and Chinese captions; recited in the Suzhou dialect MÇn JÄ«ang Hóng (simplified Chinese: 满æ±çº¢; traditional Chinese: 滿æ±ç´, literally means All are red in the River) is the title of a set of lyrical poems sharing the same pattern. If unspecified, it most often refers to the one normally attributed to legendary Song Dynasty general and Chinese national hero Yue Fei. However, the commonly accepted authorship of that particular poem has been disputed. æé«®è¡å ï¼ææ¬èï¼ççé¨æ­ãæ¬æç¼ï¼ä»°å¤©é·å¯ï¼å£¯æ·æ¿çã ä¸ååå塵èåï¼å«åéè·¯é²åæãè«ç­éãç½äºå°å¹´é ­ï¼ç©ºæ²åã é康æ¥ï¼ç¶æªéªï¼è£å­æ¨ï¼ä½ææ»ï¼é§é·è»ï¼è¸ç ´è³è­å±±ç¼ºï¼ 壯å¿é£¢é¤è¡èèï¼ç¬è«æ¸´é£²å奴è¡ãå¾å¾é ­ï¼æ¶æ¾è山河ï¼æ天éã
1.07 min. | 0 user rating		 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 first 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
21.37 min. | 0 user rating		 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
34.20 min. | 0 user rating		 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
27.95 min. | 0 user rating		 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 eleventh 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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Shanghai Daily--Some tea houses present performances of pingtan, traditional storytelling to music (typically in -Suzhou dialect-). Excerpts of Peking Opera and other local ... - Date : Mon, 09 Aug 2010 11:16:47 GMT+00:00
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Global Times--A Miao and Tu ethnic group will present "Play the Drum and Sing the Song," -Suzhou- Pingtan will be performed in -Suzhou dialect- and a group of 30 Dong ... - Date : Thu, 29 Apr 2010 15:06:53 GMT+00:00

Initials of Suzhou dialect
Initials :
Nasal
Plosive aspirated linkpʰ linktʰ linkkʰ
voiceless linkp linkt linkk linkʔ
voiced linkb linkd linkɡ
affricates aspirated linktsʰ linktɕʰ
voiceless linkts linktɕ
voiced linkdʑ
Fricative voiceless linkf links linkɕ linkh
voiced linkv linkz linkɦ
Lateral linkl

Rimes :
Vowels Diphthongs Triphthongs Nasals Glottals
m, n, ŋ, l
ɨ
ɥ
i iø, io, iæᵄ, iɒ iøʏ in, ioŋ, iã, iɒ̃ ɪʔ(iəʔ), ioʔ, iaʔ, iɒʔ
y yən yɤʔ
u uø, uɛ, uɒ uən, uɒ̃, uã uɤʔ, uaʔ
ɪ(iɪ)
ø øʏ
o oŋ oʔ
əu ən ɤʔ
ɛ
æᵄ
ã aʔ
ɑ
ɒ ɒ̃ ɒʔ

Tone chart of Suzhou dialect
Tones :
Tone number Tone name Tone letters Description
1 yin ping (陰平) ˦ (44) high
2 yang ping (陽平) ˨˨˦ (224) level-rising
3 shang (上) ˥˨ (52) high falling
4 yin qu (陰去) ˦˩˨ (412) dipping
5 yang qu (陽去) ˨˧˩ (231) rising-falling
6 yin ru (陰入) ˦ʔ (4) high checked
7 yang ru (陽入) ˨˧ʔ (23) rising checked

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