Chinese Dialect Vocabulary (Second Edition)

Author: Compiled by the Department of Chinese Language and Literature, Peking University
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Publishing Date: 1995-06-01
Features: This book includes vocabulary materials from 20 Chinese dialect points. These 20 dialect points can basically represent the major dialects. They are: Beijing, Jinan, Xi'an, Taiyuan, Wuhan, Chengdu, Hefei, Yangzhou, Suzhou, Wenzhou, Changsha, Shuangfeng, Nanchang, Meixian, Guangzhou, Yangjiang, Xiamen, Chaozhou, Fuzhou, Jian'ou. The book contains 1,230 entries, phonetically transcribed using the International Phonetic Alphabet (IPA), and arranged according to a classification method that combines parts of speech and semantic meaning. This book is an important reference for Chinese dialect teaching and research.