徽語

Hui Chinese

Sinitic (Hui)

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Hui Chinese — southern Anhui mountains around Huangshan. Transitional between Wu, Gan, and Mandarin. Signature: complex tone system (up to 9 tones in some varieties), preservation of some MC voiced fricatives, and extensive lexical archaisms.

Where it is spoken

Han character readings in Hui Chinese

Character Meaning Reading Form IPA
one ie⁵ /iɛʔ˥/
two n²² /n̩˨˨/
three se³³ /sɛ˧˧/
four si³⁵ /sɿ˧˥/
five ng²¹ /ŋ̩˨˩/
six lu²¹ /lu˨˩/
seven chii⁵ /tsʰiɪʔ˥/
eight pa⁵ /paʔ˥/
nine jiu³⁵ /tɕiu˧˥/
ten sii²¹ /siɪʔ˨˩/
sun ngi⁵ /ŋiʔ˥/
moon ngye⁵ /ŋyɛʔ˥/
mountain san³³ /san˧˧/
water shyi⁴² /ɕyi˦˨/
fire huo⁴² /xuo˦˨/
tree mu⁵ /muʔ˥/
soil thu³⁵ /tʰu˧˥/
sky thien³³ /tʰiɛn˧˧/
ground ti²² /ti˨˨/
sea xai³⁵ /xai˧˥/
dragon lyng³¹ /lyŋ˧˩/
tiger fu⁴² /fu˦˨/
dog qhyen⁴² /tɕʰyẽ˦˨/
horse ma⁴² /ma˦˨/
bird niau⁴² /niau˦˨/
fish y²¹³ /y˨˩˧/
ox ngiu¹³ /ŋiu˩˧/
sheep iong¹³ /iɔŋ˩˧/
cat mau⁵⁵ /mau˥˥/
person ren²¹³ /ʐən˨˩˧/
hand shiu³⁵ /ɕiu˧˥/
foot zu⁵ /tsuʔ˥/
eye mu⁵ /muʔ˥/
ear er⁴² /ɚ˦˨/
mouth khou⁴² /kʰəu˦˨/
head deu²¹³ /dɤɯ˨˩˧/
heart shin³³ /ɕin˧˧/
blood shye⁵ /ɕyɛʔ˥/
meat nyio⁵ /ɲioʔ˥/
up zang²² /zɑŋ˨˨/
down hho²² /ɦo˨˨/
middle zong³³ /tsoŋ˧˧/
hit zong⁵⁵ /tsoŋ˥˥/
center iang³³ /iaŋ˧˧/
left zo⁴² /tso˦˨/
right ieu²² /iəu˨˨/
east tung³³ /tuŋ˧˧/
西 west shi³³ /ɕi˧˧/
south lan²¹³ /lan˨˩˧/
north pe⁵ /pɛʔ˥/
go hhien²² /ɦiɛ̃˨˨/
row hhong²² /ɦɔ̃˨˨/
come le²¹³ /lɛ˨˩˧/
leave qhy²² /tɕʰy˨˨/
see jien³⁵ /tɕiɛn˧˥/
hear uen²¹³ /uən˨˩˧/
eat sii⁵ /siɪʔ˥/
drink in³⁵ /in˧˥/
run zeu²¹³ /tseu˨˩˧/
sit zo²² /tso˨˨/
stand li⁵ /liʔ˥/

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Words compared

Compared with related Sinitic (Hui / Huizhou) languages

Meaning Hui ChineseXiang (Hunan)Jianghuai MandarinLanyin MandarinHefei MandarinKunming MandarinXi'an Mandarin
Water /ɕy˦˦/ /ɕy˦˩/ /suei˨˩˦/ /sui˥˧/ /ʂueɪ˨˦/ /suei˥˧/ /fei˥˧/
Fire /xu˦˦/ /xo˦˩/ /xuo˨˩˦/ /xo˥˧/ /xuo˨˦/ /xo˥˧/ /xuo˥˧/
Sun 日头 /ʐɨ˨˦tʰəu/ 太阳 /tʰai˥˩ian˩˧/ 日头 /ʐəʔ˦˦tʰəu˨˦/ 日头 /ʐɨ˨˦tʰəu˨˦/ 日头 /ʐəʔ˦tʰəu˥˥/ 太阳 /tʰæ˨˩˨iaŋ˧˩/ 日头 /ʐɿ˥˥tʰou˨˦/
Moon 月光 /yo˨˧kuaŋ˨˦/ 月亮 /ye˨˦liaŋ/ 月亮 /yeʔ˥˥liaŋ˦˦/ 月亮 /yɛ˦˦ljaŋ/ 月亮 /yɛʔ˦liaŋ˥˧/ 月亮 /ye˧˩liaŋ˨˩˨/ 月亮 /ye˥˥liaŋ˨˩/
Mother /ma˧˧/ 妈妈 /ma˧ma/ /ma˧˧/ /ma˧˧/ 妈妈 /ma˨˩˨ma/ /ma˦˦/ /ma˨˩/
Father /pa˦˦/ 爸爸 /pa˥˧pa/ /pa˥˥/ /pa˥˧/ /tie˨˩˨/ /tie˦˦/ /pa˥˥/
Eat /t͡ɕʰi˨˦/ /t͡ɕʰi˨˦/ /tʂʰʅ˥˥/ /tʂʰɨ˧˧/ /tʂʰəʔ˦/ /tsʰʅ˦˦/ /tʂʰɿ˨˩/
Drink /xa˨˦/ /xo˨˦/ /xəʔ˥˥/ /xɛ˧˧/ /xəʔ˦/ /xo˦˦/ /xɤ˨˩/
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Han readings compared

Compared with related Sinitic (Hui) languages

Character Hui ChineseJixi HuiJianghuai MandarinWuhan MandarinJinhua WuNanjing MandarinShanghainese
ie⁵ /iɛʔ˥/ ie⁵ /iɛʔ˥/ yiq⁵ /iəʔ˥/ yi²¹³ /i˨˩˧/ iq⁵⁵ /iəʔ˥˥/ yiq⁵ /iʔ˥/ iq7 /ɪʔ˥˥/
n²² /n̩˨˨/ n²² /n̩˨˨/ er⁵³ /ɚ˥˧/ er³⁵ /ɚ˧˥/ nyi²¹³ /n̩˨˩˧/ er⁴⁴ /ɚ˦˦/ gni6 /ɲi˨˧/
se³³ /sɛ˧˧/ se³³ /sɛ˧˧/ san³³ /sã˧˧/ san⁵⁵ /san˥˥/ sa³³ /sã˧˧/ san³¹ /sã˧˩/ se1 /sɛ˥˧/
si³⁵ /sɿ˧˥/ si³⁵ /sɿ˧˥/ si⁵¹ /sɿ˥˩/ si³⁵ /sɿ˧˥/ sy⁵³ /sz̩˥˧/ si⁴⁴ /sɿ˦˦/ sy5 /sɿ˧˥/
ng²¹ /ŋ̩˨˩/ ng²¹ /ŋ̩˨˩/ wu³⁵ /u˧˥/ wu⁴² /u˦˨/ ng²¹³ /ŋ˨˩˧/ wu²¹² /u˨˩˨/ ng6 /ŋ̍˨˧/
lu²¹ /lu˨˩/ lu²¹ /lu˨˩/ liuq⁵ /liuʔ˥/ nou²¹³ /nəu˨˩˧/ lieu²⁴ /liu˨˦/ loq⁵ /loʔ˥/ loq8 /loʔ˩˨/
chii⁵ /tsʰiɪʔ˥/ chii⁵ /tsʰiɪʔ˥/ ciq⁵ /tsʰiəʔ˥/ qi²¹³ /tɕʰi˨˩˧/ tshiq⁵⁵ /t͡sʰiəʔ˥˥/ ciq⁵ /tsʰiʔ˥/ chiq7 /tɕʰɪʔ˥˥/
pa⁵ /paʔ˥/ pa⁵ /paʔ˥/ baq⁵ /paʔ˥/ ba²¹³ /pa˨˩˧/ paq⁵⁵ /pɒʔ˥˥/ baq⁵ /paʔ˥/ paq7 /pɐʔ˥˥/
jiu³⁵ /tɕiu˧˥/ jiu³⁵ /tɕiu˧˥/ jiu²¹² /tɕiɤu˨˩˨/ jiu⁴² /tɕiəu˦˨/ jieu⁵³⁵ /tɕiɤɯ˥˧˥/ jiu²¹² /tɕiəu˨˩˨/ cieu5 /tɕiɤɯ˧˥/
sii²¹ /siɪʔ˨˩/ sii²¹ /siɪʔ˨˩/ sheq⁵ /ʂəʔ˥/ si²¹³ /sɿ˨˩˧/ zeq²¹² /zəʔ˨˩˨/ seq⁵ /ʂəʔ˥/ zeq8 /zəʔ˩˨/
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