郑州话

Zhongyuan Mandarin

Sinitic (Mandarin, Zhongyuan)

FamilySinitic (Mandarin, Zhongyuan) Speakers~10M (Zhengzhou) + ~190M total Zhongyuan Mandarin ScriptHan characters CountriesChina (Zhengzhou, Henan) Official inNo Vitalitysafe ISO 639-3cmn

Zhengzhou represents Zhongyuan Mandarin (Central Plains Mandarin), the second-largest Mandarin sub-branch (~190M speakers), covering Henan, Shaanxi, parts of Anhui, Jiangsu, Shandong, and Xinjiang. Considered a transitional zone between northern and southwestern Mandarin types.

Where it is spoken

31 core words in Zhongyuan Mandarin

Water

/suei˥˥/

Fire

/xuo˥˧/

Sun

太阳

/tʰai˨˩iaŋ˨˩˧/

Moon

月亮

/yɛ˨˦liaŋ/

Star

/ɕiŋ˨˦/

Mother

妈妈

/ma˨˦ma/

Father

爸爸

/pa˨˩˧pa/

I

/uo˥˧/

You

/ni˥˧/

Name

/miŋ˦˨/

Eye

眼睛

/ian˥˥tɕin˨˦/

Hand

/ʂou˥˥/

Heart

/ɕin˨˦/

Love

/ai˨˩/

Tree

/ʂu˨˩/

House

屋里

/u˨˦li/

Dog

/kou˥˥/

Cat

/mau˨˦/

Eat

/tʂʰʅ˨˦/

Drink

/xɤ˨˦/

One

/i˨˦/

Two

/ə˧˩˨/

Hello

你好

/ni˥˥xau˥˥/

Thank you

谢谢

/ɕiɛ˨˩ɕiɛ/

Good

/xau˥˥/

Cuckoo

布谷鸟

/pu˧˩˨ku˨˦niau˥˧/

Computer

电脑

/tiɛn˧˩˨nau˥˧/

Sushi

寿司

/ʂou˧˩˨sz̩˨˦/

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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