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Is it a dialect you are referring to? Chinese dialects can be divided into seven major dialects: Introduction to the Seven Major Dialects:

Northern Dialects Northern dialects are the basic dialects of the ****same language of the modern Han Chinese nation, represented by Beijing dialect, with strong internal consistency. It has the widest geographical distribution among all Chinese dialects, and its speaking population accounts for about 73% of the total Han population.

The northern dialects can be divided into four subdialects: (1) the North China and Northeast China dialects, which are found in the cities of Beijing and Tianjin, and in the cities of Hebei, Henan, Shandong, Liaoning, Jilin, and Heilongjiang, as well as in part of Inner Mongolia. (2) The Northwest dialect, which is found in the provinces of Shaanxi, Shannxi, and Gansu, and in parts of Qinghai, Ningxia, and Inner Mongolia. The language spoken by the Han Chinese in Xinjiang also belongs to the Northwest Dialect. (3) Southwestern dialects, distributed in Sichuan, Yunnan, Guizhou and other provinces and most of Hubei (except for the Xianning area in the southeast corner), northwestern Guangxi, and the northwest corner of Hunan. (4) Jianghuai dialect, distributed in Anhui Province, Jiangsu Province, the area north of the Yangtze River (Xuzhou, Bengbu area belongs to the North China, Northeast China dialect, except), Zhenjiang, west of Jiujiang, east of the Yangtze River along the southern bank of the river.

The Hakka dialect is represented by the Meixian dialect of Guangdong. The Hakka people are distributed in Guangdong, Fujian, Taiwan, Jiangxi, Guangxi, Hunan, Sichuan and other provinces, with eastern and northern Guangdong, western Fujian, southern Jiangxi and southeastern Guangxi dominating. The Hakka people migrated from the central plains to the south, and although they lived in scattered settlements, the Hakka dialect still formed its own system, and the internal differences were not too great. Sichuan Hakka and Guangdong Hakka are separated by thousands of mountains and can talk to each other. The population using it accounts for about 3.6% of the total Han population.

Distribution of Hakka dialects

The Hakka dialects are mainly spoken in Guangdong, Guangxi, Fujian, Jiangxi and parts of Sichuan, Hunan and Hainan on the mainland. The main areas are eastern and northern Guangdong, southern Guangxi, southern Jiangxi, and western Fujian. The area around the Guangdong, Fujian and Gan border region is the most concentrated area for Hakka, and thus the area where the Hakka dialect is most prevalent. Overseas, Hakka is spoken in parts of Taiwan and Hong Kong. Hakka is also spoken in Southeast Asia in Indonesia, Malaysia, Singapore, Thailand, Vietnam, the Philippines, as well as in the Americas among overseas Chinese and ethnic Chinese. The Hakka dialect is also quite large, with a total world population of over 70 million.

The Hakka dialects of Guangdong are found throughout the province, but mainly in the eastern and northern parts of the country. Among the counties and cities where the Hakka dialect is purely or predominantly spoken are: Meixian, Xingning, Wuhua, Taipu, Jiaoling, Pingyuan, Longchuan, Heping, Shixing, Lianping, Xinfeng, Heyuan, Fengshun, Zijin, Nanxiong, Wengyuan, Liannan, Yingde, Huiyang, Qujiang, Boro, Bao'an, Huidong, Jiexi, Renhua , Lechang, Lianjiang, Liyuan. In addition, Raoping County, Jiexi, Haifeng, Lufeng, Longmen, Conghua, Huaxian, Xinhui, Huazhou, Sihui, Yangjiang, Heshan, Sanshui, Gaoyao, Kaiping, Xinyi, Zhuhai, Longgang, Shenzhen, Dongguan, and other counties and cities in other parts of Guangdong also have varying degrees of Hakka language distribution. According to the latest survey data, in the western Guangdong Zhanjiang, Maoming, Yangjiang three cities have about 1.9 million people speak Hakka language, distribution area of about 6400 square kilometers, specifically in Lianjiang, Huazhou, Xinyi, Gaozhou, Dianbai, Yangxi, Yangchun and other counties.

The Hakka dialect in Fujian Province is mainly distributed in Changting, Liancheng, Shanghang, Wuping, Yongding, Qingliu, Ninghua and Mingxi counties in western Fujian. In addition, the Hakka dialect is also spoken in Qujiang in Nanjing, Jiufeng and Changle in Pinghe County, Xiuzhuan and Guanpi in Zhao'an County, and Wan'an (formerly known as Xikou Town) in northwestern Longyan.

The Hakka dialect in Jiangxi Province is mainly found in seventeen counties in Gannan, including Xingguo, Ningdu, Shicheng, Ruijin, Huichang, Xunwu, Anyuan, Quannan, Longnan, Dingnan, Xinfeng (excluding the county town of Jiading and some rural areas on the outskirts of the city), Dayu, Chongyi, Shangyu, Nankang, Ganxian, and Yudu, as well as most of the towns and villages in the northwestern counties of Tonggu and Xiushui. In addition, the Hakka dialect is spoken in some townships in the counties and cities of Pingxiang, Guangchang, Yongfeng, Ji'an, Taihe, Wan'an, Suichuan, Jinggangshan, Ninggang, Yongxin, Wanzai, Yifeng, Fengxin, Jing'an, Ga'an, Wuning, and Hengfeng.

Sichuan Province is also a province with a high concentration of Hakka people, and the Hakka dialect is mainly distributed in the area around Dongshan in the suburbs of Chengdu, Xindu, Jintang, Guanghan, Shifang Semi-finish, Pengxian, Shuangliu, Xinjin, Jinyang, Renshou, Zizhong, Weiyuan, Anyue, Fushun, Luxian, Hejiang, Yibin, Guang'an, Yilong, Bazhong, Tongjiang, Daxian, Xichang, and other counties in some parts of the city.

The Hakka dialect of the Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region is distributed in 79 of the 90 cities and counties in the region, accounting for 87.78% of all cities and counties. As far as townships are concerned, of the 1364 townships in the region, 583 have Hakka dialects, accounting for 42.74% of all townships. Guangxi Hakka dialect is concentrated mainly in Luchuan, Bobai, south of Pubei and east of Hepu; followed by a piece of area connected with Fangcheng, Chincheng and Lingshan; centered on Guixian, along the railroad southeast to north of Yulin, northwestern Litang, and Binyang areas; in addition to Laibin, Guiping, Pingnan, Xiangzhou, Liuzhou, Hezhou, Mengshan, Lipu, Yangshuo and so on.

The Hakka dialect in Hunan Province is mainly found in certain villages in Youxian, Chaling, Ling, Rucheng, and Guidong counties, as well as in certain villages in Liuyang and Pingjiang counties. A few people in Jiangyong and Jianghua also speak Hakka dialect.

The Hakka dialect in Taiwan is mainly found in the townships south of Taoyuan and in the townships around Jhongli, Hsinchu, Jhudong, and Miaoli, as well as in part of the townships in Pingtung County, and in the township of Meinong in Kaohsiung County.

The distribution of Hakka dialects overseas can be divided into five regions: Asia, Africa, Europe, America and Oceania. Among them, there are 3.5 million Hakka dialect speakers*** in Asia, mainly in Indonesia, Vietnam, Myanmar, India, Malaysia, Thailand, Singapore and other countries. In Africa, there are 54,000 Hakka Chinese*** in 12 countries, including Mauritius, Réunion and South Africa. In America, there are about 460,000 Hakka speakers in 21 countries and regions, including Peru and the United States. There are 160,000 and 44,000 Hakka Chinese in Europe and Oceania respectively.

Xiang dialect, also known as Xiang or Hunan dialect, is one of the seven major dialects of the Chinese language with a small area of circulation. There are many different dialects in Hunan Province, of which Xiang is one of the most influential. The area is about a small half of the province. In addition, four counties in northern Guangxi, including Quanzhou, Guanyang, Resources and Xing'an, also speak the Xiang dialect. The population is estimated to be more than 25 million.

Subdivision Due to social, historical, geographic and political changes and other factors, the old Xiang dialect has long been surrounded by official dialects in the south, north and west, and the eastern part has been influenced by the Hakka and Gan dialects, which has led to continuous changes in the phonological system, and has gradually formed a special situation in which the new Xiang dialect and the old Xiang dialect are clearly different but co-existing and being used together. Geographically, the new and old Xiang dialects are spoken in the north and the south of the country, which is why some people refer to them as the northern and southern Xiang dialects, which are the two dialects of the Xiang language. The difference between New Xiang and Old Xiang is mainly in the phonological system. The southern part of the old Xiang is more conservative, and the ancient all-turbid vowels are still pronounced as turbid vowels, while the northern part of the new Xiang is influenced by the Mandarin dialect and has a tendency to get closer to the Mandarin dialect, and its phonological system has changed from complexity to simplicity, and the ancient all-turbid vowels have been pronounced as clear vowels. The northern part of the new Xiang language mainly prevails in the north of Hunan, Xiangzhong area, such as Changsha, Zhuzhou, Yiyang, etc.; the southern part of the old Xiang language prevails widely in central Hunan, southeast of the Yuan River, west of the Xiang River and Zishui River Basin, such as Xiangxiang, Shuangfeng, Shaoyang, Wugang and so on.

Wu dialect is customarily called Wu, also called Jiangzhe dialect or Jiangnan dialect." Wu" is the ancient name of the region. Wu" is the ancient name of the region.

Passing territory The Wu dialect is spoken in southern Jiangsu, Shanghai, Zhejiang, northeastern Jiangxi, the northwest corner of Fujian and part of southern Anhui, with about 110 counties and cities and a population of 70 million. The details are as follows:

There are 21 counties and cities in Jiangsu Province where the Wu language is spoken or predominantly spoken***: Danyang, Jintan, Gaochun, Liyang, Yixing, Wujin, Changzhou, Jiangyin, Shazhou, Jingjiang, Nantong, Haimen, Qidong, Changshu, Wuxi, Wuxi, Suzhou, Wuxian, Wujiang, Taicang and Kunshan. The townships of Kongzhen, Xinqiao and Baima in the south of Lishui County also belong to the Wu

speaking area. Shanghai and its 10 counties: Shanghai, Songjiang, Qingpu, Jinshan, Fengxian, Chongming, Nanhui, Chuansha, Baoshan and Jiading all speak Wu. Zhejiang Province, except for the western counties of Chun'an (including the old Su'an) and Jiande (including the old Shouchang), are basically within the Wu-speaking area, but the southern counties of Zhejiang, such as Dongtou, Yuhuan, Pingyang, Cangnan, Taishun, and Qingyuan, are interspersed distribution areas of the Wu language and the Min language. The townships of Xiabao, Qiantan and the townships east of them in the north of Jiande County, and Tangcun, Liye, and Dadiankou in the south are still within the Wu-speaking area. The three counties of Yushan, Guangfeng and Shangrao in the northeast of Jiangxi Province and the city of Shangrao are also Wu-speaking areas. In addition, Wu is also spoken in Pucheng County in the northwest corner of Fujian Province and the townships north of it, in Meizhu and Gangnan in the north of Langxi County in the south of Anhui Province, and in Xiashi Temple and Luchun in Guangde County.

The Cantonese dialect, also known as Yue, commonly known as Cantonese and Guangfu, and locally known as Baihua, is one of the seven major dialects of the Chinese language with more complex linguistic phenomena, more ancient phonetic features and ancient words preserved, and less internal disagreement.

Passing area Cantonese is spoken in Guangdong and Guangxi, with Guangzhou dialect as the center. It has a population of about 40 million. Gao Yao, Yunfu, Gaoming, Xinxing, Heshan, Fengkai, Yunan, Deqing, Luoding, Yangchun, Yangjiang, Xinyi, Gaozhou, Huazhou, Wuchuan, Taishan, Kaifeng

Ping, Xinhui, Enping, Doumen, Hong Kong and Macau. In addition, 16 counties and cities, including Huizhou, Shaoguan, Zhanjiang, Haifeng, Boro, Huiyang, Huidong, Renhua, Lechang, Yingde, Bao'an, Dian

Bai, Suixi, Haikang, Xuning, and Lianjiang, also speak Cantonese dialects in some areas. There are 23 counties and cities in the Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region where Cantonese dialect is spoken, namely Nanning, Hengxian, Guixian, Guiping, Pingnan, Fuji County , Wuzhou, Yulin, Beiliu, Rongxian, Bobai, Luchuan, Qinzhou, Hepu, Pubei, Lingshan, Beihai, Cangwu, Cenxi, Zhaoping, Mengshan, Hexian and Zhongshan. In addition, there are many overseas Chinese and ethnic Chinese who speak Cantonese as their mother tongue, mainly in Southeast Asia, North and South America, Australia, New Zealand and other countries. Almost 90 percent or more of the overseas Chinese and ethnic Chinese in the Americas have Cantonese-speaking ancestry.

Subdivisions The Cantonese dialect can be divided into four sub-divisions according to its linguistic characteristics and geographical distribution: ①Yuehai sub-division, mainly located in the Pearl River Delta, central Guangdong, southwestern Guangdong, and part of northern Guangdong, is the most populous and widespread sub-division of the Cantonese dialect, and is represented by the Guangzhou dialect, which is very representative of the Cantonese dialects and has a great deal of influence on the dialect. ②Si

Eup piece, mainly distributed in Taishan, Kaiping, Enping, Xinhui, Doumen and other counties, represented by Taishan dialect. The Gao Yang piece is mainly located in the counties belonging to Zhanjiang City, Maoming City, and Yangjiang and Yangchun counties belonging to Jiangmen City, and is represented by the Yangjiang dialect. The Guinan dialect is mainly found in Nanning City, Heng County, Gui County, Guiping County, Pingnan County, Fuji County and Wuzhou City along the Yong, Yu and Xun Rivers in the Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region, Yulin County, Beiliu County, Rong County, Bobai County and Luchuan County in Yulin Region, Qinzhou County, Hepu County, Pubei County, Lingshan County and Beihai City in Qinzhou Region, and Cangwu County, Cenxi County, Zhaoping County, Mengshan County, He County and Zhongshan County in Wuzhou Region, and is generally represented by Nanning dialect. It is generally represented by Nanning dialect. Its phonology is relatively homogeneous, with some divergences. According to its internal differences and similarities, Guinan can be divided into four dialect sub-pieces: Guangfu Piece, Yongxun Piece, Goulei Piece and Qinlian Piece.

The Min dialect, also known as the Min language, commonly known as "Fuluo language", is one of the seven major Chinese dialects with the most complex linguistic phenomena and the greatest internal differences.

Passing area Fujian dialect is mainly spoken in Fujian, Guangdong, Taiwan and the southern part of Zhejiang Province, as well as in some areas of Jiangxi, Guangxi and Jiangsu Provinces. It is spoken by about 40 million people. Specific locations are as follows: 54 counties and cities in Fujian Province: Fuzhou, Minhou, Changle, Fuqing, Pingtan, Lianjiang, Luoyuan, Minqing, Yongtai, Gutian, Pingnan, Ningde, Xiapu, Zhouning, Shouning, Fu'an, Zhenrong, Fuding, Putian, Xianyou, Xiamen, Kinmen, Quanzhou, Jinjiang, Nan'an, Hui'an, Tong'an, Yongchun, Anxi, Dewei, Zhangzhou, Longhai, Changtai, Hua'an, Nanjing, Pinghe, Zhangpu, Yunxiao , Dongshan, Zhao'an, Longyan, Zhangping, Daitian, Youxi, Yong'an, Sanming, Shaxian, Jian'ou, Nanping (except Chengguan), Jianyang, Chong'an, Songxi, Zhenghe, and Pucheng (south). The above areas account for about 3/4 of the province's area.

The 12 counties and cities in the eastern part of Guangdong Province: Shantou, Chaozhou, Chenghai, Raoping, Nan'ao, Jieyang, Jiexi, Puning, Huilai, Chaoyang, Lufeng, and Haifeng, as well as a part of the counties of Huidong, Fengshun, and Taipo; and 14 counties and cities on Hainan Island: Haikou, Qiongshan, Wenchang, Qionghai, Wanning, Lingshui, Sanya, Yaxian, Qiongzhong, Tunchang, Ding'an Chengmai, Changjiang and Dongfang (except for ethnic minority areas); and five counties and cities on the Leizhou Peninsula: Zhanjiang, Suixi, Lianjiang, Haikang and Xuwen. In addition, the city of Zhongshan, which mainly speaks Cantonese, and counties such as Yangjiang and Dianbai also have some districts and townships that speak Min dialect. The above areas account for about 1/3 of the province.

Taiwan Province, 21 counties and cities, in addition to about 2% of the population of the Alpine region speak Alpine language, Taipei, Changhua, between Jhongli, Jhudong, Miaoli, Hsinchu, and other places and the south of Pingtung, Kaohsiung and other counties and cities, as well as the eastern part of Hualien, Taitung, the rest of the Han Chinese residents around the world speak the Min dialect, accounting for about 3/ 4% of the province's population, and the rest of the population of the Han people.

Above. The Min dialect is also spoken in most of Taishun, Cangnan, Dongtou, and Yuhuan counties in the south of Zhejiang Province and in a few areas in the west of Pingyang County, as well as in parts of Putuo and Shengsi counties in the Zhoushan Islands.

Totaling the above, there are about 120 or more counties and cities where the Min dialect is spoken. In addition, a few places in Yushan, Leadshan, Shangrao and Guangfeng counties in the northeastern corner of Jiangxi Province, a few places in Guiping and Beiliu counties in the south-central part of Guangxi Province, and a few places in Yixing and Liyang counties in Jiangsu Province also speak the Min dialect. Among the overseas Chinese and ethnic Chinese living in the South China Sea and the Central and South China Peninsula, millions of people have been using the Min dialect as their "mother tongue" for generations. In the Chinese communities of Singapore, Malaysia, the Philippines, Indonesia, Thailand, Myanmar and Indochina, Min is also one of the main languages of social communication.

Subdivision The Min dialect is divided into five dialects according to its linguistic characteristics: Minnan dialect, Mindong dialect, Minbei dialect, Minzhong dialect and Putian dialect. The Southern Min dialect is the one with the largest population and the widest range of dialects in Fujian. It includes 24 counties and cities in Fujian Province, centered on the cities of Xiamen, Zhangzhou and Quanzhou. The Min dialects spoken outside of Fujian Province are basically also part of the Southern Min dialect. The southern Fujian dialect is represented by Xiamen dialect, while Teochew dialect and Wenchang dialect have a greater influence in eastern Guangdong and Hainan Island respectively.

The Eastern Min dialect is spoken in the eastern part of Fujian Province, including the lower reaches of the Min River centered in Fuzhou and the mountainous areas centered in Fu'an,****18 counties and cities, represented by the Fuzhou dialect.

Northern Fujian Dialect It is spoken in the northern part of Fujian Province, including Jianou, Jianyang, Nanping (township district), Chong'an, Songxi, Zhenghe and Pucheng (south), and is represented by Jianou dialect.

Minzhong Dialect Travels through Yong'an, Sanming and Shaxian in central Fujian Province, represented by Yong'an dialect. Putian Dialect It is spoken in Putian and Xianyou on the east coast of Fujian Province, and is represented by Putian dialect.

Gan dialect, also known as Gan language, is one of the seven major dialects of the Chinese language with a smaller area and the smallest population. Gan dialect is not "Jiangxi dialect", in addition to Gan dialect in Jiangxi province, there are Hakka dialect, Wu dialect and Jianghuai dialect, Jiangxi's neighboring provinces also have Gan dialect. Because the Gan dialect and the Hakka dialect have a lot of *** with the same characteristics, some linguists believe that the two can be merged into a large dialect area, called the Hakka-Gan dialect.

Passing area Gan dialect passes in the central and north of Jiangxi Province, Xiangdong and northwest Fujian; some counties and cities in southeast Hubei and southwest Anhui pass the dialect, whose characteristics are similar to the Gan dialect, and some scholars think that it can also be classified as Gan dialect.

There are more than 60 counties and cities in Jiangxi Province where the Gan dialect is spoken. Including Nanchang, Jingdezhen (city), Pingxiang and Yichun, Fuzhou, Jinggangshan three areas of the counties and cities: Nanchang, Xinjian, Anyi, Jing'an, Fenxin, Gao'an, Yifeng, Tonggu (some people think that passes the Hakka dialect), Shanggao, Wanzai, Fengyi, Xinyu, Qingjiang, Fengcheng, Jinxian, Dongxiang, Linchuan, Jinxi, Zixi, Nancheng, Lichuan, Chongren, Yihuang, Le'an, Nanfeng, Xinkan, Xi'ai River, Yongfeng, Jishui, Ji'an, Taihe, Yongxin, Lianhua, Anfu, Ninggang, Suichuan, Wan'an, and most of the counties and cities in Shangrao and Jiujiang: Poyang, Yugang, Wannian, Yingtan, Guixi, Yujiang, Yiyang, Hengfeng, Leadshan, Leping, Yongxiu, De'an, Xingzi, Duchang, Pengze, Wu'ning, Xiu'shui; and there are also towns and cities in the Ganzhou region that use the Gan dialect, including Guichang, Shicheng, Nintu, Xingguo, Yudu, Ruijin and Huichang. townships in the Ganzhou region. In addition, the Gan dialect is also spoken in 13 counties on the eastern border of Hunan Province: Linxiang, Pingjiang, Liuyang, Liling, Youxian, Chaling, Lingxian, Guidong, Rucheng, Changning, Zixing, and Anren, and it is thought that Yueyang and Yongxing are also part of the Gan dialect area; four counties and cities in northwestern Fujian Province: Shaowu, Glossy, Jianning, and Taining; and eight counties in southeastern Hubei province that are connected to the border of Jiangxi province: Tongcheng, Puqi, Chongyang, Tongshan, Yangxin, Xianning, Jiayi, Daye'an and Daiye'an, Xianning, Jiayu, and Daye; and the dialects of Wangjiang, Dongzhi, Susong, Huaining, Taihu, Qianshan, Yuexi, and Tongcheng counties in the Anqing area of southwestern Anhui Province, which, according to preliminary information, are also similar to the Gan dialect, and whose belonging is undetermined at the present time, may also be classified as a Gan dialect. The speaking population is about 30 million.