{"id":19638,"date":"2022-03-12T19:37:21","date_gmt":"2022-03-12T11:37:21","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.whatchina.cn\/?p=19638"},"modified":"2022-03-12T19:37:21","modified_gmt":"2022-03-12T11:37:21","slug":"difficult-dialects","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.whatchina.cn\/difficult-dialects.html","title":{"rendered":"Top 10 Difficult Dialects in China"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"37c28470d9d6d3cb9ff74e663adb766a\" data-index=\"2\" style=\"float: none; margin:0px 0 0px 0; text-align:center;\">\n<script async src=\"https:\/\/pagead2.googlesyndication.com\/pagead\/js\/adsbygoogle.js?client=ca-pub-3594734025006597\"\r\n     crossorigin=\"anonymous\"><\/script>\n<\/div>\n<p>Dialect is a local characteristic of China. Different provinces and cities will have language differences. Although the <a title=\"6 Books To Learn Chinese For Beginners\" href=\"https:\/\/www.whatchina.cn\/books-to-learn-chinese-for-beginners.html\">written Chinese characters<\/a> are all the same, there are differences in the pronunciation of the local dialects. Some netizens summed up the ten most difficult dialects in China. 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class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-1\" href=\"https:\/\/www.whatchina.cn\/difficult-dialects.html\/#1Wenzhou_dialect_%E6%B8%A9%E5%B7%9E%E8%AF%9D\" title=\"1.Wenzhou dialect \u6e29\u5dde\u8bdd\">1.Wenzhou dialect \u6e29\u5dde\u8bdd<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-2\" href=\"https:\/\/www.whatchina.cn\/difficult-dialects.html\/#2Cantonese_%E5%B9%BF%E4%B8%9C%E8%AF%9D\" title=\"2.Cantonese \u5e7f\u4e1c\u8bdd\">2.Cantonese \u5e7f\u4e1c\u8bdd<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-3\" href=\"https:\/\/www.whatchina.cn\/difficult-dialects.html\/#3Hokkien_%E9%97%BD%E5%8D%97%E8%AF%9D\" title=\"3.Hokkien \u95fd\u5357\u8bdd\">3.Hokkien \u95fd\u5357\u8bdd<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-4\" href=\"https:\/\/www.whatchina.cn\/difficult-dialects.html\/#4Suzhou_dialect_%E8%8B%8F%E5%B7%9E%E8%AF%9D\" title=\"4.Suzhou dialect \u82cf\u5dde\u8bdd\">4.Suzhou dialect \u82cf\u5dde\u8bdd<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-5\" href=\"https:\/\/www.whatchina.cn\/difficult-dialects.html\/#5Shaanxi_dialect_%E9%99%95%E8%A5%BF%E8%AF%9D\" title=\"5.Shaanxi dialect \u9655\u897f\u8bdd\">5.Shaanxi dialect \u9655\u897f\u8bdd<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-6\" href=\"https:\/\/www.whatchina.cn\/difficult-dialects.html\/#6Changsha_dialect_%E9%95%BF%E6%B2%99%E8%AF%9D\" title=\"6.Changsha dialect \u957f\u6c99\u8bdd\">6.Changsha dialect \u957f\u6c99\u8bdd<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-7\" href=\"https:\/\/www.whatchina.cn\/difficult-dialects.html\/#7Sichuan_dialect_%E5%9B%9B%E5%B7%9D%E8%AF%9D\" title=\"7.Sichuan dialect \u56db\u5ddd\u8bdd\">7.Sichuan dialect \u56db\u5ddd\u8bdd<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-8\" href=\"https:\/\/www.whatchina.cn\/difficult-dialects.html\/#8Shandong_dialect_%E5%B1%B1%E4%B8%9C%E8%AF%9D\" title=\"8.Shandong dialect \u5c71\u4e1c\u8bdd\">8.Shandong dialect \u5c71\u4e1c\u8bdd<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-9\" href=\"https:\/\/www.whatchina.cn\/difficult-dialects.html\/#9Tianjin_dialect_%E5%A4%A9%E6%B4%A5%E8%AF%9D\" title=\"9.Tianjin dialect \u5929\u6d25\u8bdd\">9.Tianjin dialect \u5929\u6d25\u8bdd<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-10\" href=\"https:\/\/www.whatchina.cn\/difficult-dialects.html\/#10Northeastern_dialect_%E4%B8%9C%E5%8C%97%E8%AF%9D\" title=\"10.Northeastern dialect \u4e1c\u5317\u8bdd\">10.Northeastern dialect \u4e1c\u5317\u8bdd<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/nav><\/div>\n<h3><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"1Wenzhou_dialect_%E6%B8%A9%E5%B7%9E%E8%AF%9D\"><\/span><strong>1.Wenzhou dialect \u6e29\u5dde\u8bdd<\/strong><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n<p>I don&#8217;t know if you have heard of such a sentence, saying that you are not afraid of the sky, you are afraid that the people of Wenzhou will talk nonsense. The nonsense mentioned here is not meant to insult the people of Wenzhou. It is said that during the War of Resistance Against Japanese Aggression, the Eighth Route Army sent two people from Wenzhou to communicate with each other by telephone or walkie-talkie because of the need for confidentiality. The intelligence department of the Japanese devils , I can&#8217;t always translate the extremely complicated Wenzhou dialect. It can be said that the Wenzhou people at that time were like the Wind Whisperers in the American blockbuster, and played a considerable role in the victory of the Anti-Japanese War. Therefore, talking nonsense does not mean that what Wenzhou people say is nonsense, but that Japanese devils do not understand. Through this, we can understand how difficult Wenzhou dialect is.<br \/>\nTherefore, Wenzhou dialect ranks first in the top ten difficult dialects, the difficulty index is 10, and the catchy index is 1<\/p>\n<h3><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"2Cantonese_%E5%B9%BF%E4%B8%9C%E8%AF%9D\"><\/span><strong>2.Cantonese \u5e7f\u4e1c\u8bdd<\/strong><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/cn.bing.com\/search?q=Cantonese&amp;form=QBLHCN&amp;sp=-1&amp;pq=cantonese&amp;sc=8-9&amp;qs=n&amp;sk=&amp;cvid=E2E282AFA0A34ECA967F3FAC3AD224F2\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">Cantonese<\/a> can be said to be widely spread, many people can speak a few simple Cantonese, but the reason why I ranked Cantonese second is that Cantonese not only has its own unique pronunciation, but also Cantonese people are very protective of their own dialect, as long as It is possible that they all try to use their own dialect.<br \/>\nThe Cantonese difficulty index is 9.5, and the catchy index is 3.<\/p>\n<h3><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"3Hokkien_%E9%97%BD%E5%8D%97%E8%AF%9D\"><\/span><strong>3.Hokkien \u95fd\u5357\u8bdd<\/strong><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n<p>The spread of Hokkien dialect is not only in southern Hokkien, it has already surpassed provincial and national boundaries. The most widely spread Hokkien dialect in other provinces is Taiwan. On the island of Taiwan, except for the Gaoshan ethnic area, Hokkien, which is close to Zhangzhou dialect and Quanzhou dialect, is popular. talk. It is estimated that people without language talent may not understand Hokkien dialect even if they spend their whole life in Fujian. Hokkien is one of the seven dialects of Chinese with the most complex linguistic phenomena and the greatest internal differences.<br \/>\nHokkien dialect is difficult to understand with a score of 9 and catchy with a score of 3.<\/p>\n<h3><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"4Suzhou_dialect_%E8%8B%8F%E5%B7%9E%E8%AF%9D\"><\/span><strong>4.Suzhou dialect \u82cf\u5dde\u8bdd<\/strong><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n<p>Suzhou dialect embodies a strong ancient meaning and a kind of bookishness. Suzhou people say &#8220;no&#8221; as &#8220;Fu&#8221;, and the modal particle at the end of the sentence does not use &#8220;la&#8221; but &#8220;zai&#8221;, people will have a kind of intimacy when they hear Suzhou dialect. Suzhou dialect has always been called &#8220;Wu Nong soft language&#8221;, and its biggest feature is &#8220;soft&#8221;, especially for girls. Among the other dialects belonging to the Wu dialect family, it is not as soft as Suzhou dialect. There is a saying that I would rather listen to Suzhou people quarrel than Ningbo people, which fully explains the &#8220;soft&#8221; character of Suzhou dialect.<br \/>\nSuzhou dialect is difficult to understand with a score of 8 and catchy with a score of 4.<br \/>\nShanghai dialect is somewhat similar to Hangzhou dialect of Zhejiang and Ningbo dialect.<br \/>\nThe Shanghai dialect difficulty index is 7.5, and the catchy index is 6.<\/p>\n<h3><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"5Shaanxi_dialect_%E9%99%95%E8%A5%BF%E8%AF%9D\"><\/span><strong>5.Shaanxi dialect \u9655\u897f\u8bdd<\/strong><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n<p>Shaanxi is one of the birthplaces of ancient Chinese culture. The dialects of Shaanxi are unique and profound. From these dialects, we can not only glimpse the development track of ancient Chinese culture, but also appreciate the true feelings of people today. As the geographical feature of Shaanxi is that it is narrow from east to west and long from north to south, the local dialects and dialects are very different, and even the same sentence has different content and meaning due to the severity of the bite and the speed of speech.<br \/>\nThe Difficulty Index of Shaanxi dialect is 6.5, and the catchy index is 6.<\/p>\n<h3><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"6Changsha_dialect_%E9%95%BF%E6%B2%99%E8%AF%9D\"><\/span><strong>6.Changsha dialect \u957f\u6c99\u8bdd<\/strong><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n<p>Changsha is the provincial capital of Hunan and the political, economic and cultural center of the province. It has a large population and convenient transportation. Therefore, the Changsha dialect has been influenced by the northern dialect since ancient times, and the distance from Putonghua is relatively small. The use population accounts for about 5% of the total Han population, so it occupies an important position in the Chinese dialect. Hunan is a place where great people come out, and there is a clear Hunan dialect in &#8220;A Dream of Red Mansions&#8221;.<br \/>\nTherefore, Changsha dialect, as the representative of Hunan dialect, ranks seventh in the difficulty index and 6 in the catchy index.<\/p>\n<h3><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"7Sichuan_dialect_%E5%9B%9B%E5%B7%9D%E8%AF%9D\"><\/span><strong>7.Sichuan dialect \u56db\u5ddd\u8bdd<\/strong><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n<p>Sichuan dialect has a great influence in the southwest region. It belongs to a branch of the southwestern Mandarin, a northern dialect of Chinese. The pronunciation, vocabulary, grammar, etc. are very consistent with Mandarin, and it also has its own different characteristics, but the difference in pronunciation is the largest. There are 20 initials, 36 finals, and 4 tones in the Sichuan dialect phonetic system. Due to the large population of Sichuan and many people who go out to work, the Sichuan dialect is familiar to many people.<br \/>\nSichuan dialect is difficult to understand index 5, catchy index 6.<\/p>\n<h3><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"8Shandong_dialect_%E5%B1%B1%E4%B8%9C%E8%AF%9D\"><\/span><strong>8.Shandong dialect \u5c71\u4e1c\u8bdd<\/strong><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n<p>The pronunciation of the cities on the Jiaodong Peninsula in Shandong is quite similar to the Dalian dialect in the northeast, and most people can understand them, but if you go to Weifang and other cities in central and western Shandong, the local dialects are somewhat obscure and difficult to understand. Shandong dialect always makes people feel very earthy with its unique pronunciation, but when you listen to it for a long time, you will feel that the profound cultural heritage of Qilu is reflected in this strong Shandong flavor. Don&#8217;t forget that Confucius and Mencius said the same thing back then. Shandong dialect!<br \/>\nShandong dialect is difficult to understand index 4, catchy index 7<\/p>\n<h3><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"9Tianjin_dialect_%E5%A4%A9%E6%B4%A5%E8%AF%9D\"><\/span><strong>9.Tianjin dialect \u5929\u6d25\u8bdd<\/strong><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n<p>It can be said that Tianjin dialect has the humor of Tianjin people from the bottom of it. The art of cross talk often uses Tianjin dialect to achieve better funny effect. There are basically no incomprehensible words in Tianjin dialect, but because the pronunciation of Tianjin dialect is very different from that of Mandarin, if you speak too fast, people will still be incomprehensible.<br \/>\nTherefore, Tianjin dialect ranks in the top ten difficult dialects, ninth in the difficult to understand index 3, catchy index 7<\/p>\n<h3><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"10Northeastern_dialect_%E4%B8%9C%E5%8C%97%E8%AF%9D\"><\/span><strong>10.Northeastern dialect \u4e1c\u5317\u8bdd<\/strong><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n<p>Northeastern dialect can be said to be the dialect with the closest pronunciation to Mandarin, and with the vigorous popularization of sketch actors such as Zhao Benshan, it can be said that it has become a household name. No matter the elderly or children, they can shout a few sentences, and the Northeastern dialect can be reflected from the pronunciation. The straightforward and bold personality of the people from the Northeast is easy to be accepted by everyone. However, because there are many branches of Northeastern dialect, such as Dalian dialect, Shenyang dialect, etc., the most standard Northeastern dialect is still in the Tieling Chaoyang area, and the pronunciation of some words in Northeastern dialect is still difficult for foreigners to understand, but such words Words are not used for long in Northeastern dialect. Northeastern dialect<br \/>\nTherefore, the Northeast dialect ranks tenth in the top ten difficult dialects, with a difficulty index of 2 and a catchy index of 9.<\/p>\n<div class=\"37c28470d9d6d3cb9ff74e663adb766a\" data-index=\"2\" style=\"float: none; margin:0px 0 0px 0; text-align:center;\">\n<script async src=\"https:\/\/pagead2.googlesyndication.com\/pagead\/js\/adsbygoogle.js?client=ca-pub-3594734025006597\"\r\n     crossorigin=\"anonymous\"><\/script>\n<\/div>\n\n<div style=\"font-size: 0px; height: 0px; line-height: 0px; margin: 0; padding: 0; clear: both;\"><\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Dialect is a local characteristic of China. 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