dialect; regional speech variety
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dialect; regional variety of a language
neutralUsed in linguistics and daily conversation to refer to regional speech patterns that differ from the standard language.
Guǎng广
dōng东
rén人
shuō说
de的
shì是
yuè粤
fāng方
yán言
。
People from Guangdong speak the Yue dialect.
Fāng方
yán言
hé和
pǔ普
tōng通
huà话
yǒu有
shén什
me么
qū区
bié别
？
What is the difference between dialect and Mandarin?
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Tā他
zhǐ只
huì会
shuō说
fāng方
yán言
，
bù不
huì会
shuō说
pǔ普
tōng通
huà话
。
He can only speak dialect, not Mandarin.
Wú吴
fāng方
yán言
zhǔ主
yào要
fēn分
bù布
zài在
shàng上
hǎi海
hé和
jiāng江
sū苏
。
The Wu dialect is mainly distributed in Shanghai and Jiangsu.
Bǎo保
hù护
fāng方
yán言
yě也
shì是
bǎo保
hù护
wén文
huà化
duō多
yàng样
xìng性
。
Protecting dialects is also protecting cultural diversity.