Taizhou dialect
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Taizhou dialect is a dialect of Wu, one of the Chinese languages. It is spoken in the city of Taizhou
in Zhejiang
province of China
. It is not mutually intelligible with Mandarin Chinese, and only partially intelligible with Shanghainese.
Taizhou
Taizhou may refer to two prefecture-level cities of the People's Republic of China:*Taizhou, Jiangsu *Taizhou, Zhejiang...
in Zhejiang
Zhejiang
Zhejiang is an eastern coastal province of the People's Republic of China. The word Zhejiang was the old name of the Qiantang River, which passes through Hangzhou, the provincial capital...
province of China
China
Chinese civilization may refer to:* China for more general discussion of the country.* Chinese culture* Greater China, the transnational community of ethnic Chinese.* History of China* Sinosphere, the area historically affected by Chinese culture...
. It is not mutually intelligible with Mandarin Chinese, and only partially intelligible with Shanghainese.
Consonants
| Romanization | （IPA） | Examples |
|---|---|---|
| p | [p] | 百班冰包 |
| p' | [pʰ] | 拍派拼泡 |
| b | [b] | 白排病刨 |
| m | [m] | 麥買命貓 |
| f | [f] | 弗反風飛 |
| v | [v] | 佛飯縫肥 |
| t | [t] | 搭單東刀 |
| t' | [tʰ] | 塔攤通討 |
| d | [d] | 達談動逃 |
| n | [n] | 捺難農腦 |
| l | [l] | 辣懶弄老 |
| k | [k] | 格干公告 |
| k' | [kʰ] | 客看空考 |
| g | [ɡ] | 狂渠 |
| ng | [ŋ] | 我牙耳咬 |
| h | [h] | 好虎海漢 |
| ' | [ɦ] | 號害寒何 |
| ky | [c] | 今记吉九 |
| ky' | [cʰ] | 轻气挈吃 |
| gy | [ɟ] | 琴奇杰求 |
| ny | [nʲ] | 日念人繞 |
| hy | [ç] | 許希訓晓 |
| y | [j] | 陽耶園有 |
| ts | [ts] | 只子早珍 |
| ts' | [tsʰ] | 七此草稱 |
| dz | [dz] | 遲查丈 |
| s | [s] | 息思手身 |
| z | [z] | 十字就善 |
| c | [tɕy], [tʃ] | 珠轉種祝 |
| c' | [tɕʰy], [tʃʰ] | 取穿充出 |
| dj | [dʑy], [dʒ] | 住著重濁 |
| sh | [ɕy], [ʃ] | 說水 |
| j | [ʑy], [ʒ] | 樹從 |
| w | [w] | 華會活還 |
| [ʔ] | 烏音愛安 |
- m、ng are also syllables
Vowels
| Monophthongs | i | w | ü |
|---|---|---|---|
| a [a] | ia [ia] | wa [ua] | - |
| e [e] | - | we [ue] | - |
| u [u] | iu [iu] | wu [u] | - |
| æn [ɛ̃] | iæn [iɛ̃] | wæn [uɛ̃] | - |
| ön [ø̃] | in [iẽ] | wön [uø̃] | ün [yø̃] |
| - | - | - | - |
| æ [ɛ] | [ɿ] | o [o] | ô [ɔ] |
| eo [ɤ] | i [i] | ü [y] | - |
| Diphthongs | i | w | ü |
|---|---|---|---|
| ao [aɒ] | iao [iaɒ] | - | - |
| ang [aŋ] | iang [iaŋ] | uang [uaŋ] | - |
| ông [ɔŋ] | - | uông [uɔŋ] | üông [yɔŋ] |
| ong [oŋ] | - | - | üong [yoŋ] |
| eng [əŋ] | ing [iŋ] | weng [uəŋ] | üing [yŋ] |
| Glottals | i | w | ü |
|---|---|---|---|
| æh [æʔ] | - | - | - |
| ah [aʔ] | iah [iaʔ] | - | - |
| eh [əʔ] | ih [iʔ] | weh [uəʔ] | üih [yʔ] |
| ôh [ɔʔ] | - | - | üôh [yɔʔ] |
| oh [oʔ] | - | - | üoh [yoʔ] |