Quzhou dialect
The Quzhou dialect (衢州話; pronounced Wu Chinese pronunciation: [d̥͡ʒ̊y.tɕiɯ.ɦuɑ][missing tone] in the Quzhou dialect) is a dialect of Wu Chinese spoken in Quzhou, China. PhonologyInitials
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TonesThe Quzhou dialect is considered to have seven tones. However, since the tone split from Middle Chinese, characters still depend on the voicing of the initial consonant. These constitute just three phonemic tones: ping, shang, and qu. (Ru syllables are phonemically toneless.)
GrammarSentence structure你 ni 2SG 我 ŋu 1SG 個 kəʔ GEN 朋友 põ.jɤ friend 啘。 ue PTCL You are my friend The first example can be compared with Japanese: あなたは私の友達だよ。(anata wa watashi no tomodachi dayo.) Here, 啘 resembles Japanese だよ (dayo). 渠(其) ɡ̊i 3SG 你 ɲi 2SG 老師 lɔ.sʐ teacher 啘， ue, PTCL, 要 iɔ have 尊重 t͡seɲ.d̥͡ʒ̊õ respect 人家。 niŋ.kɒ other He/she is your teacher, and you have to respect him/her. 鉛筆 kæ.piəʔ pencil 借 t͡ʃiɒ borrow 支 t͡sʐ CL 我 ŋu 1SG 好伐？ xɔ.fɐ̞ʔ INTERR Can I borrow a pencil? 飯 v̥æ rice/meal 再 t͡se again 喫 t͡ɕʰiəʔ eat 碗 uə bowl 添， tʰie, PTCL? 多 tu more 吃 t͡ɕʰiəʔ eat 些兒 ʃin more+ 啊。 o PTCL If you want to eat more, then eat more if you'd like. 感冒藥 kə.mɔ.jɐ̞ʔ cold medicine 喫嘞 t͡ɕʰiəʔ.ləʔ taking/eating 朆 v̥ən INTERR 你， ɲi, 2SG, 覅 fiɔ NEG 記弗着 t͡ɕʰi.fəʔ.t͡ʃɐ̞ʔ verb-remember/NEG 掉 tɔ PTCL 唻！ le IMP Have you taken your cold medicine yet? Don't forget to take it! LexiconPronouns
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