方言

fāngyán

dialect

Dictionary entry

the first Chinese dialect dictionary, edited by Yang Xiong 扬雄 in 1st century, containing over 9000 characters

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See it in sentences

他会说几种方言。

Tā huì shuō jǐ zhǒng fāngyán.

English

He can speak several dialects.

方言和普通话不同。

Fāngyán hé pǔtōnghuà bù tóng.

English

Dialects differ from Putonghua.

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