List of Chinese dialects - Definition and Overview

The following is a list of major Chinese dialects.

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.

Mandarin

• Beijing Mandarin
  • Standard Mandarin (Putonghua, Guoyu, Huayu)
  • Beijing dialect
  • Chengde dialect
  • Chifeng dialect
  • Hailar dialect
  • Karamay dialect
• Northeast China Mandarin
  • Changchun dialect
  • Harbin dialect
  • Qiqihar dialect
  • Shenyang dialect
• Jiao Liao Mandarin
  • Dalian dialect
  • Qingdao dialect
  • Weihai dialect
  • Yantai dialect
• Ji Lu Mandarin
  • Baoding dialect
  • Jinan dialect
  • Shijiazhuang dialect
  • Tianjin dialect
• Zhongyuan Mandarin
  • Hanzhong dialect
  • Kaifeng dialect
  • Kashgar dialect of Chinese
  • Luoyang dialect
  • Nanyang dialect
  • Qufu dialect
  • Tianshui dialect
  • Xi'an dialect
  • Xuzhou dialect
  • Yan'an dialect
  • Zhengzhou dialect
• Lan Yin Mandarin
  • Dungan language
  • Lanzhou dialect
  • Urumqi dialect of Chinese
  • Xining dialect
  • Yinchuan dialect
• Southwestern Mandarin
  • Changde dialect
  • Chengdu dialect
  • Chongqing dialect
  • Dali dialect
  • Guiyang dialect
  • Hainan Junjiahua
  • Kunming dialect
  • Liuzhou dialect
  • Wuhan dialect
  • Xichang dialect
  • Yichang dialect
• Jianghuai Mandarin
  • Hefei dialect
  • Nanjing dialect
  • Nantong dialect
  • Xiaogan dialect
  • Yangzhou dialect

Jin

• Baotou dialect
• Datong dialect
• Handan dialect
• Hohhot dialect
• Taiyuan dialect
• Xinxiang dialect

Wu

• Taihu division
  • Changzhou dialect
  • Hangzhou dialect
  • Jiaxing dialect
  • Ningbo dialect
  • Shanghai dialect
  • Suzhou dialect
  • Wuxi dialect
• Taizhou division
  • Taizhou (Zhejiang) dialect
• Oujiang division
  • Wenzhou dialect
• Wuzhou division
  • Jinhua dialect
  • Yiwu dialect
  • Yongkang dialect
• Chu Qu division
  • Lishui dialect
  • Quzhou dialect
  • Shangrao dialect
• Xuanzhou division
  • Xuancheng dialect

Hui

• Jixi (Anhui) dialect
• Shexian (Anhui) dialect
• Tunxi dialect
• Yixian (Anhui) dialect

Xiang

• Chang Yi division
  • Changsha dialect
  • Hengyang dialect
  • Yiyang dialect
  • Zhuzhou dialect
• Lou Shao division
  • Loudi dialect
  • Shaoyang dialect
  • Shuangfeng dialect
• Chen Xu division
  • Chenxi dialect
  • Xupu dialect

Gan

• Dongkou dialect
• Funing dialect
• Fuzhou (Jiangxi) dialect
• Ji'an (Jiangxi) dialect
• Nanchang dialect
• Xianning dialect
• Yichun dialect
• Yingtan dialect

Hakka

• Dapu dialect
• Huizhou (Guangdong) dialect
• Jiaoling dialect
• Longyan dialect
• Meizhou dialect
• Wuhua dialect

Yue

• Yue Hai division
  • Standard Cantonese (~ Guangzhou dialect, Hong Kong dialect)
  • Dongguan dialect
  • Qingyuan dialect
  • Zhaoqing dialect
  • Zhuhai dialect
• Siyi division (Sei-yup)
  • Enping dialect
  • Jiangmen dialect
  • Kaiping dialect
  • Taishan dialect (Toishanese)
  • Xinhui dialect
• Gaoyang division
  • Maoming dialect
  • Yangjiang dialect
• Guinan division
  • Beihai dialect
  • Wuzhou dialect

Pinghua

• Nanning dialect

Min

• Min Nan
  • Chaozhou dialect (Teochew)
  • Quanzhou dialect
  • Penang Hokkien
  • Shantou dialect (Swatow)
  • Taiwanese
  • Xiamen dialect (Hokkien)
  • Zhangzhou dialect
• Min Dong
  • Fuqing dialect
  • Fuzhou dialect (Hokchiu)
• Min Zhong
  • Sanming dialect
• Min Bei
  • Jian'ou dialect
• Pu Xian
  • Putian dialect
  • Xianyou dialect
• Qiong Wen
  • Hainan dialect (Hainanese)
  • Zhanjiang dialect
• Shao Jiang

Unclassified

• Danzhou dialect
• Linghua
• Maojiahua
• Pingdi Yaohua
• Shaozhou Tuhua
• Wutunhua
• Xianghua

See also

• Chinese language
• Chinese spoken language