郑州话

Zhongyuan Mandarin

Speakers約1200万人 (鄭州市域、中原官話) RomanizationHanyu Pinyin with tone-contour superscripts (鄭州音) ReadingZhongyuan Mandarin (Zhengzhou)

Zhengzhou Mandarin — central Zhongyuan Mandarin variety in Henan. MC checked-tone syllables redistribute by initial voicing into the modern tone 1/2 categories, distinct from Beijing's redistribution pattern.

Where it is spoken

Han character readings in Zhongyuan Mandarin

Character Meaning Reading Form IPA
one yi²⁴ /i˨˦/
two er³¹² /ɚ˧˩˨/
three san²⁴ /san˨˦/
four si²⁴ /sɿ˨˦/
five wu⁵³ /u˥˧/
six liu²⁴ /liu˨˦/
seven qi²⁴ /tɕʰi˨˦/
eight ba²⁴ /pa˨˦/
nine jiu⁵³ /tɕiəu˥˧/
ten shi⁴² /ʂʐ̩˦˨/
sun ri²⁴ /ʐ̩˨˦/
moon yue²⁴ /ye˨˦/
mountain shan²⁴ /ʂan˨˦/
water shui⁵³ /ʂuei˥˧/
fire huo⁵³ /xuo˥˧/
tree mu²⁴ /mu˨˦/
soil tu⁵³ /tʰu˥˧/
sky tian²⁴ /tʰiɛn˨˦/
ground di³¹² /ti˧˩˨/
sea hai⁵³ /xai˥˧/
dragon long⁴² /luŋ˦˨/
tiger hu⁵³ /xu˥˧/
dog quan⁵³ /tɕʰyɛn˥˧/
horse ma⁵³ /ma˥˧/
bird niao⁵³ /niau˥˧/
fish yu⁴² /y˦˨/
ox niu⁴² /niou˦˨/
sheep yang⁴² /iaŋ˦˨/
cat mao²⁴ /mau˨˦/
person ren⁴² /ʐən˦˨/
hand shou⁵³ /ʂou˥˧/
foot zu²⁴ /tsu˨˦/
eye mu²⁴ /mu˨˦/
ear er⁵³ /ɚ˥˧/
mouth kou⁵³ /kʰou˥˧/
head tou⁴² /tʰəu˦˨/
heart xin²⁴ /ɕin˨˦/
blood xue²⁴ /ɕyɛ˨˦/
meat rou²⁴ /ʐəu˨˦/
up shang⁵³ /ʂɑŋ˥˧/
down xia⁵³ /ɕia˥˧/
middle zhong²⁴ /tʂuŋ˨˦/
hit zhong³¹² /tʂuŋ˧˩˨/
center yang²⁴ /iaŋ˨˦/
left zuo⁵³ /tsuo˥˧/
right you⁵³ /iou˥˧/
east dong²⁴ /tuŋ˨˦/
西 west xi²⁴ /ɕi˨˦/
south nan⁴² /nan˦˨/
north bei²⁴ /pei˨˦/
go xing⁴² /ɕiŋ˦˨/
row hang⁴² /xaŋ˦˨/
come lai⁴² /lai˦˨/
leave qu³¹² /tɕʰy˧˩˨/
see jian³¹² /tɕiɛn˧˩˨/
hear wen⁴² /uən˦˨/
eat shi⁴² /ʂʐ̩˦˨/
drink yin⁵³ /in˥˧/
run zou⁵³ /tsou˥˧/
sit zuo³¹² /tsuo˧˩˨/
stand li²⁴ /li˨˦/

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Words compared

Compared with related Sinitic (Mandarin, Zhongyuan) languages

Meaning Zhongyuan MandarinKaifeng MandarinJinan MandarinChengdu MandarinWuhan MandarinLanyin MandarinXi'an Mandarin
Water /suei˥˥/ /ʂuei˥˧/ /ʂwei˥˥/ /suei˥˧/ /suei˦˨/ /sui˥˧/ /fei˥˧/
Fire /xuo˥˧/ /xuo˥˧/ /xuo˥˥/ /xo˥˧/ /huo˦˨/ /xo˥˧/ /xuo˥˧/
Sun 太阳 /tʰai˨˩iaŋ˨˩˧/ 日头 /ʐəɻ˧˩˨tʰou˦˨/ 太阳 /tʰai˨˩.iaŋ˦˨/ 太阳 /tʰai˨˩˧iaŋ˨˩/ 太阳 /tʰai˥˧iaŋ˨˩˧/ 日头 /ʐɨ˨˦tʰəu˨˦/ 日头 /ʐɿ˥˥tʰou˨˦/
Moon 月亮 /yɛ˨˦liaŋ/ 月亮 /yɛ˦˨liaŋ˧˩˨/ 月亮 /yɛ˨˩.liaŋ˨˩/ 月亮 /ye˨˩lia̠ŋ˨˩˧/ 月亮 /yɛ˨˩˧liaŋ/ 月亮 /yɛ˦˦ljaŋ/ 月亮 /ye˥˥liaŋ˨˩/
Star /ɕiŋ˨˦/ /ɕiŋ˨˦/ /ɕiŋ˨˩˧/ /ɕin˦˥/ /ɕin˥˥/ /ɕiŋ˧˩/ /ɕiŋ˨˩/
Mother 妈妈 /ma˨˦ma/ /ma˨˦/ /niaŋ˦˨/ 妈妈 /ma˥ma/ 妈妈 /ma˨˩˧ma/ /ma˧˧/ /ma˨˩/
Father 爸爸 /pa˨˩˧pa/ /tiɛ˨˦/ /tiɛ˨˩˧/ 爸爸 /pa˨˩˧pa/ 爸爸 /pa˨˩˧pa/ /pa˥˧/ /pa˥˥/
I /uo˥˧/ /uo˥/ /uə˥˥/ /ŋo˥˧/ /ŋo˦˨/ /vɤ˥˧/ /ŋɤ˥˧/
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Han readings compared

Character Zhongyuan MandarinKaifeng MandarinTianjin MandarinJinan MandarinXi'an MandarinSichuan MandarinChengdu Mandarin
yi²⁴ /i˨˦/ yi²⁴ /i˨˦/ yi²¹ /i˨˩/ yi²¹³ /i˨˩˧/ yiq²¹ /i˨˩/ yi²¹ /i˨˩/ yi²¹ /i˨˩/
er³¹² /ɚ˧˩˨/ er³¹² /ɚ˧˩˨/ er⁵³ /ɚ˥˧/ er²¹ /ɚ˨˩/ er⁴⁴ /ɚ˦˦/ er²¹³ /ɚ˨˩˧/ er²¹³ /ɚ˨˩˧/
san²⁴ /san˨˦/ san²⁴ /san˨˦/ san²¹ /sɑn˨˩/ san²¹³ /sã˨˩˧/ san²¹ /sã˨˩/ san⁵⁵ /san˥˥/ san⁵⁵ /san˥˥/
si²⁴ /sɿ˨˦/ si³¹² /sɿ˧˩˨/ si⁵³ /sɿ˥˧/ si²¹ /sɿ˨˩/ si⁴⁴ /sɿ˦˦/ si²¹³ /sɿ˨˩˧/ si²¹³ /sɿ˨˩˧/
wu⁵³ /u˥˧/ wu⁵³ /u˥˧/ wu¹³ /u˩˧/ wu⁵⁵ /u˥˥/ wu⁵³ /u˥˧/ wu⁵³ /u˥˧/ wu⁵³ /u˥˧/
liu²⁴ /liu˨˦/ liu²⁴ /liəu˨˦/ liu⁵³ /liou˥˧/ lou²¹ /lou˨˩/ liuq²¹ /liou˨˩/ neu²¹ /nəu˨˩/ nu²¹ /nu˨˩/
qi²⁴ /tɕʰi˨˦/ qi²⁴ /tɕʰi˨˦/ qi²¹ /tɕʰi˨˩/ qi²¹³ /tɕʰi˨˩˧/ qiq²¹ /tɕʰi˨˩/ qi²¹ /tɕʰi˨˩/ qi²¹ /tɕʰi˨˩/
ba²⁴ /pa˨˦/ ba²⁴ /pa˨˦/ ba²¹ /pa˨˩/ ba²¹³ /pa˨˩˧/ baq²¹ /pa˨˩/ ba²¹ /pa˨˩/ ba²¹ /pa˨˩/
jiu⁵³ /tɕiəu˥˧/ jiu⁵³ /tɕiəu˥˧/ jiu¹³ /tɕiou˩˧/ jiu⁵⁵ /tɕiou˥˥/ jiu⁵³ /tɕiou˥˧/ jiu⁵³ /tɕiəu˥˧/ jiu⁵³ /tɕiəu˥˧/
shi⁴² /ʂʐ̩˦˨/ shi⁴² /ʂʐ̩˦˨/ shi⁴⁵ /ʂʐ̩˦˥/ shi⁴² /ʂʐ̩˦˨/ siq²⁴ /sɿ˨˦/ si²¹ /sɿ˨˩/ si²¹ /sɿ˨˩/
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