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Chinese Regional Accents
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➡ What are the different Chinese Regional Accents?
Classification with 8 dialect groups
The most popular classification is from Language Atlas of China 中国语言地图集 (Zhōngguó yǔyán dìtú jí) with 8 dialect groups:
- Northeastern Mandarin 东北官话/東北官話 (Dōngběi guānhuà)
- Ji–Lu Mandarin 冀鲁官话/冀魯官話 (Jì lǔ guānhuà)
- Beijing Mandarin 北京官话/北京官話 (Běijīng guānhuà)
- Central Plains Mandarin 中原官话/中原官話 (Zhōngyuán guānhuà)
- Jiao–Liao Mandarin 胶辽官话/膠遼官話 (Jiāo liáo guānhuà)
- Southwestern Mandarin (Upper Yangtze Mandarin) 西南官话/西南官話 (Xīnán guānhuà) / 上江官话/上江官話 (Shàng jiāng guānhuà)
- Jiang–Huai Mandarin (Lower Yangtze Mandarin) 江淮官话/江淮官話 (Jiānghuái guānhuà ) / 下江官话/下江官話 (xià jiāng guānhuà)
- Lan–Yin Mandarin 兰银官话/蘭銀官話 (Lán yín guānhuà)
➡ NB: Standard Mandarin is based on Beijing Mandarin.
There is a word 蓝青官话/藍青官話 (Lán qīng guānhuà). Its literal meaning is "Neither-Blue-Nor-Cyan Mandarin", indicating it's a mixture of different dialects of Mandarin.