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It is spoken in Tiantai County, Taizhou, Zhejiang province, China.       (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({});after-content-x4Like other dialects in the Wu family, Tiantaihua has a three-way contrast between voiced, unaspirated voiceless, and aspirated initial consonants (e.g., \/t t\u02b0 d\/), preserving an earlier feature of Chinese which Mandarin has collapsed into a two-way distinction.The Tiantai dialect is the main representative of the northern Taizhou dialect family.Table of Contents       (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({});after-content-x4Comparison with Standard Chinese[edit]Pronouns[edit]Syllable structure[edit]Initials[edit]Finals[edit]Tones[edit]References[edit]Comparison with Standard Chinese[edit]The meaning of many common words and phrases in the Tiantai dialect differs from that of Standard Chinese. Below is a list of common differences:Difference of meaning of wordsChinese wordOriginal meaningMeaning in the Tiantai dialectReferences\u5473\u9053TasteComfort, enjoyment[1]\u8001\u5be6\u597dHonestly goodPraise, very good\u715e\u593eTightly squeezedVery powerful\u8001\u5b98Veteran officialHusband\u5929\u4eaeSunrise, dawnTomorrow\u62d4\u597dProperly pulledImmediately\u6d3b\u52d5ActivitySmart, intelligent\u58fdLongevitySilliness, lack of empathy[2]\u8cf4SloppyBad behaviour[3]\u5927\u6167Very intelligentAble person[4]\u5927\u5439Big blowStupid person[5]Proverbs and phrases in the Tiantai dialect can be shorter in comparison with the corresponding phrase in Standard Chinese. For example, the phrase “\u9732\u51fa\u99ac\u8173” (literally “exposing the cloven hoof”, metaphorically “exposed”) is shortened to the phrase “\u51fa\u8173”, literally meaning “taking the foot out”.[1]Sentences can be shorter as well; see the example below.[6]OriginalChinese\u548c\u5c0f\u738b\u6bd4\u8d77\u4f86\uff0c\u9084\u662f\u5c0f\u674e\u9ad8\u3002EnglishLiteralAsJohncompared to,it’s stillTerrytaller.RearrangedAscompared to John(who is)ContractedLiteralAs compared to Johnit’s stillTerrywho istallerChinese\u5c0f\u738b\u662f\u5c0f\u674e\u9577\u3002Pronouns[edit]Pronouns in the Tiantai dialect[7]PersonRegular Chinese pronounEnglish equivalentTiantai dialect pronoun(s)1st person singular\u6211I\u62112nd person singular\u4f60you (singular)\u723e[n 1]3rd person singular\u4ed6he\u4f62\uff0f\u6e20[n 2]\u5979she\u7260it (animals)\u5b83it (objects)1st person plural\u6211\u5011we\u6211\u7b49\uff0f\u6211\u62c9\uff0f\u6211\u62c9\u500b\uff0f\u9805\u7b492nd person plural\u4f60\u5011you (plural)\u723e\u62c9\uff0f\u723e\u62c9\u500b3rd person plural\u4ed6\u5011they\u4f62\u62c9\uff0f\u4f62\u62c9\u500b\uff0f\u6e20\u62c9\uff0f\u6e20\u62c9\u500b\u5979\u5011\u7260\u5011\u5b83\u5011^ The word “\u723e” stands for “you” in middle Chinese.^ These words are thought to have come from the word “\u5176”, a 3rd person pronoun in Middle Chinese.Syllable structure[edit]Initials[edit]Finals[edit]Table of vowels (translated from[8])See also: Four huOpen mouthClosed mouthEven teethRound mouthVowelExampleVowelExampleVowelExampleVowelExampley\u8cc7i\u8863u\u70cfiu\u96e8a\u77eeua\u6b6aia\u91cee\u54c0ue\u5a01ie\u7159o\u6397uo\u82b1ae\u664fuae\u5f4eoe\u534auoe\u7897ioe\u9060au\u5967iau\u8981eu\u6b50ieu\u60a0ou\u54e5an\u674fuan\u6a6bian\u592eaon\u9805uaon\u6c6aiaon\u96d9en\u6069uen\u6eabin\u97f3iuin\u96f2on\u7fc1ion\u7528aeh\u9d28uaeh\u6316ah\u767euah\u6451iah\u8173aoh\u60e1uaoh\u944aiaoh\u6349eh\u9ed1ieh\u8449ih\u4e00iuih\u51faoeh\u812buoeh\u9aa8ioeh\u6708oh\u5c4bioh\u90c1m\u7121\u767dn\u723e\u767dng\u4e94Tones[edit]There are 8 tones in the Tiantai dialect, which are obtained by splitting each of the four tones in Mandarin to yin (\u9670) and yang (\u967d).Tones in Tiantai dialect[9]Tone nameTone lettersyin ping (\u9670\u5e73)\u02e7\u02e7 (33)yang ping (\u967d\u5e73)\u02e8\u02e6 (24)yin shang (\u9670\u4e0a)\u02e7\u02e8\u02e5 (325)yang shang (\u967d\u4e0a)\u02e8\u02e9\u02e6 (214)yin qu (\u9670\u53bb)\u02e5\u02e5 (55)yang qu (\u967d\u53bb)\u02e7\u02e5 (35)yin ru (\u9670\u5165)\u02e5\u0294 (5)yang ru (\u967d\u5165)\u02e8\u02e7\u0294 (23)References[edit]^ a b \u5929\u53f0\u8a71100\u53e5\u7ffb\u8b6f\uff0c\u5565\u610f\u601d\u683c [100 Sentences in the Tiantai Dialect and What do they Mean]. iFuun.com (in Chinese). 17 July 2017. Retrieved 13 December 2019.^ \u5929\u53f0\u8a71\u4e2d\u300c\u58fd\u982d\u300d\u662f\u6307\u4ec0\u9ebc\u982d\uff1f [What Does “Long-Lived Head” Mean in the Tiantai Dialect?]. iFuun.com (in Chinese). 2 September 2017. Retrieved 13 December 2019.^ Dai, Zhaoming \u6234\u662d\u94ed (2006).  \u6d59\u6c5f\u5929\u53f0\u65b9\u8a00\u8bcd\u8003\u6e90\u6570\u5219 [Etymological Notes on Dialectal Words of Tiantai Dialect in Zhejiang Province].  \u65b9\u8a00 (in Chinese). 2006 (4): 374\u2013377.^ Wang, Lin \u6c6a\u6797 (2008).  \u5927\u6167\u5929\u53f0.  \u5b89\u5fbd\u6587\u5b78 (in Chinese). 2008 (12): 144\u2013145.^ Chen, Luqian \u9648\u9732\u831c (2012). \u4ece\u5434\u8bed\u8da3\u8c08\u201c\u4e2a\u201d\u5b57 [Talking About the Word \u201c\u4e2a\u201d from Wu Chinese].  \u6587\u5b66\u6559\u80b2 (in Chinese). 2012 (9): 132\u2013133.^ Xiong, Zhongru \u718a\u4ef2\u5112 (2007). \u73fe\u4ee3\u6f22\u8a9e\u8207\u65b9\u8a00\u4e2d\u5dee\u6bd4\u53e5\u7684\u53e5\u6cd5\u7d50\u69cb\u5206\u6790 [An Analysis of Syntactic Structure of Difference Sentences in Modern Chinese and Regional Dialects] (PDF). Language and Linguistics (in Chinese). 8 (4): 1043\u20131063.^ Dai, Zhaoming \u6234\u662d\u94ed (2003). \u6d59\u6c5f\u5929\u53f0\u65b9\u8a00\u7684\u4ee3\u8bcd [The Pronouns of the Tiantai Dialect in Zhejiang].  \u65b9\u8a00 (in Chinese). 2003 (4): 314\u2013323.^ a b \u5929\u53f0\u8bdd\u62fc\u97f3\u65b9\u6848 [Pinyin Scheme of the Tiantai Dialect].  \u901a\u7528\u5434\u8bed\u62fc\u97f3 (in Chinese). 15 March 2008. Retrieved 13 December 2019.^ Dai, Zhaoming \u6234\u662d\u94ed (1999).  \u5929\u53f0\u8bdd\u7684\u51e0\u79cd\u8bed\u6cd5\u73b0\u8c61.  \u65b9\u8a00 (in Chinese). 1999 (4): 249\u2013258.     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