成都话

Chengdu Mandarin

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Chengdu Mandarin — Sichuan basin western variety. Southwestern Mandarin with no retroflex initials, signature /ŋ-/ onset preservation (我=ngo³), and a softer, more melodic intonation than the eastern Chongqing variant.

Where it is spoken

Han character readings in Chengdu Mandarin

Character Meaning Reading Form IPA
one yi²¹ /i˨˩/
two er²¹³ /ɚ˨˩˧/
three san⁵⁵ /san˥˥/
four si²¹³ /sɿ˨˩˧/
five wu⁵³ /u˥˧/
six nu²¹ /nu˨˩/
seven qi²¹ /tɕʰi˨˩/
eight ba²¹ /pa˨˩/
nine jiu⁵³ /tɕiəu˥˧/
ten si²¹ /sɿ˨˩/
sun zi²¹ /zɿ˨˩/
moon yue²¹ /ye˨˩/
mountain san⁵⁵ /san˥˥/
water sui⁵³ /suei˥˧/
fire huo⁵³ /xo˥˧/
tree mu²¹ /mu˨˩/
soil tu⁵³ /tʰu˥˧/
sky tian⁵⁵ /tʰiɛn˥˥/
ground di²¹³ /ti˨˩˧/
sea hai⁵³ /xai˥˧/
dragon nong²¹ /noŋ˨˩/
tiger fu⁵³ /fu˥˧/
dog quan⁵³ /tɕʰyɛn˥˧/
horse ma⁵³ /ma˥˧/
bird niao⁵³ /niau˥˧/
fish yu²¹ /y˨˩/
ox niu²¹ /niəu˨˩/
sheep yang²¹ /iaŋ˨˩/
cat mao⁵⁵ /mau˥˥/
person zen²¹ /zən˨˩/
hand sou⁵³ /səu˥˧/
foot zu²¹ /tsu˨˩/
eye mu²¹ /mu˨˩/
ear er⁵³ /ɚ˥˧/
mouth kou⁵³ /kʰəu˥˧/
head tou²¹ /tʰəu˨˩/
heart xin⁵⁵ /ɕin˥˥/
blood xue²¹ /ɕye˨˩/
meat zu²¹ /zu˨˩/
up sang²¹³ /saŋ˨˩˧/
down xia²¹³ /ɕia˨˩˧/
middle zong⁵⁵ /tsoŋ˥˥/
hit zong²¹³ /tsoŋ˨˩˧/
center yang⁵⁵ /iaŋ˥˥/
left zuo⁵³ /tso˥˧/
right you²¹³ /iəu˨˩˧/
east dong⁵⁵ /toŋ˥˥/
西 west xi⁵⁵ /ɕi˥˥/
south nan²¹ /nan˨˩/
north be²¹ /pe˨˩/
go xin²¹ /ɕin˨˩/
row han²¹ /xan˨˩/
come nai²¹ /nai˨˩/
leave qu²¹³ /tɕʰy˨˩˧/
see jian²¹³ /tɕiɛn˨˩˧/
hear wen²¹ /uən˨˩/
eat si²¹ /sɿ˨˩/
drink yin⁵³ /in˥˧/
run zou⁵³ /tsəu˥˧/
sit zuo²¹³ /tso˨˩˧/
stand ni²¹ /ni˨˩/

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Words compared

Compared with related Sinitic (Mandarin, Southwestern — Cheng-Yu) languages

Meaning Chengdu MandarinKunming MandarinSichuan MandarinChongqing MandarinZhongyuan MandarinXi'an MandarinLanyin Mandarin
Water /suei˥˧/ /suei˥˧/ /suei˨˩˧/ /suei˦˨/ /suei˥˥/ /fei˥˧/ /sui˥˧/
Fire /xo˥˧/ /xo˥˧/ /xo˨˩˧/ /xo˦˨/ /xuo˨˩˧/ /xuo˥˧/ /xo˥˧/
Sun 太阳 /tʰai˨˩˧iaŋ˨˩/ 太阳 /tʰæ˨˩˨iaŋ˧˩/ 太阳 /tʰai˥˩iaŋ˧˥/ 太阳 /tʰai˨˩˧.iaŋ˨˩/ 太阳 /tʰai˨˩iaŋ˨˩˧/ 日头 /ʐɿ˥˥tʰou˨˦/ 日头 /ʐɨ˨˦tʰəu˨˦/
Moon 月亮 /ye˨˩lia̠ŋ˨˩˧/ 月亮 /ye˧˩liaŋ˨˩˨/ 月亮 /ye˨˩liaŋ˥˩/ 月亮 /yo˨˩˧.lian˨˩˧/ 月亮 /yɛ˨˦liaŋ/ 月亮 /ye˥˥liaŋ˨˩/ 月亮 /yɛ˦˦ljaŋ/
Mother 妈妈 /ma˥ma/ /ma˦˦/ 妈妈 /mama/ /ma˥/ 妈妈 /ma˨˦ma/ /ma˨˩/ /ma˧˧/
Father 爸爸 /pa˨˩˧pa/ /tie˦˦/ 爸爸 /papa/ 老汉 /lau˦˨.xan˨˩˧/ 爸爸 /pa˨˩˧pa/ /pa˥˥/ /pa˥˧/
Eat /tsʰɿ˨˩/ /tsʰʅ˦˦/ /tsʰɨ˧˥/ /tsʰʅ˥/ /tʂʰʅ˨˦/ /tʂʰɿ˨˩/ /tʂʰɨ˧˧/
Drink /xo˨˩/ /xo˦˦/ /xo˧˥/ /xo˥/ /xɤ˨˦/ /xɤ˨˩/ /xɛ˧˧/
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Han readings compared

Character Chengdu MandarinSichuan MandarinChongqing MandarinGui-Liu MandarinKunming MandarinWuhan MandarinKaifeng Mandarin
yi²¹ /i˨˩/ yi²¹ /i˨˩/ yi²¹ /i˨˩/ yi³¹ /i˧˩/ yi³¹ /i˧˩/ yi²¹³ /i˨˩˧/ yi²⁴ /i˨˦/
er²¹³ /ɚ˨˩˧/ er²¹³ /ɚ˨˩˧/ er²¹⁴ /ɚ˨˩˦/ er²⁴ /ɚ˨˦/ er²¹² /ɚ˨˩˨/ er³⁵ /ɚ˧˥/ er³¹² /ɚ˧˩˨/
san⁵⁵ /san˥˥/ san⁵⁵ /san˥˥/ san⁵⁵ /san˥˥/ san⁴⁴ /san˦˦/ san⁴⁴ /sã˦˦/ san⁵⁵ /san˥˥/ san²⁴ /san˨˦/
si²¹³ /sɿ˨˩˧/ si²¹³ /sɿ˨˩˧/ si²¹⁴ /sɿ˨˩˦/ si²⁴ /sɿ˨˦/ si²¹² /sɿ˨˩˨/ si³⁵ /sɿ˧˥/ si³¹² /sɿ˧˩˨/
wu⁵³ /u˥˧/ wu⁵³ /u˥˧/ wu⁴² /u˦˨/ wu⁵³ /u˥˧/ wu⁵³ /u˥˧/ wu⁴² /u˦˨/ wu⁵³ /u˥˧/
nu²¹ /nu˨˩/ neu²¹ /nəu˨˩/ liu²¹ /liəu˨˩/ lou³¹ /lou˧˩/ liu³¹ /liu˧˩/ nou²¹³ /nəu˨˩˧/ liu²⁴ /liəu˨˦/
qi²¹ /tɕʰi˨˩/ qi²¹ /tɕʰi˨˩/ qi²¹ /tɕʰi˨˩/ ci³¹ /tsʰi˧˩/ qi³¹ /tɕʰi˧˩/ qi²¹³ /tɕʰi˨˩˧/ qi²⁴ /tɕʰi˨˦/
ba²¹ /pa˨˩/ ba²¹ /pa˨˩/ ba²¹ /pa˨˩/ ba³¹ /pa˧˩/ ba³¹ /pa˧˩/ ba²¹³ /pa˨˩˧/ ba²⁴ /pa˨˦/
jiu⁵³ /tɕiəu˥˧/ jiu⁵³ /tɕiəu˥˧/ jiu⁴² /tɕiəu˦˨/ jiu⁵³ /tɕiou˥˧/ jiu⁵³ /tɕiou˥˧/ jiu⁴² /tɕiəu˦˨/ jiu⁵³ /tɕiəu˥˧/
si²¹ /sɿ˨˩/ si²¹ /sɿ˨˩/ si²¹ /sɿ˨˩/ si³¹ /sɿ˧˩/ si³¹ /sɿ˧˩/ si²¹³ /sɿ˨˩˧/ shi⁴² /ʂʐ̩˦˨/
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