Suzhou dialect
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Suzhounese (Suzhounese: 蘇州閒話; sou1 tseu1 ghe2 gho6; [səu˥.tsøʏ˥.ɦɛ˨˨˦.ɦo˨˧˩]), also known as the Suzhou dialect, is the variety of Chinese traditionally spoken in the city of Suzhou in Jiangsu, China. Suzhounese is a variety of Wu Chinese, and was traditionally considered the Wu Chinese prestige dialect. Suzhounese has a large vowel inventory and it is relatively conservative in initials by preserving voiced consonants from Middle Chinese.[citation needed]
Quick Facts Suzhounese, Pronunciation ...
Suzhounese | |
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蘇州閒話;苏州闲话 Sou-tseu ghé-ghô | |
Pronunciation | [soʊ˥tsøʏ˨˩ɦɛ˩˧ɦʊ˧] |
Native to | China |
Region | Suzhou and southeast Jiangsu province |
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ISO 639-3 | – |
ISO 639-6 | suji |
wuu-suh | |
Glottolog | suzh1234 |
Linguasphere | 79-AAA-dbb |
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Traditional Chinese | 蘇州話 | ||||||||||||
Simplified Chinese | 苏州话 | ||||||||||||
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Traditional Chinese | 蘇州閒話 | ||||||||||||
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