By Ng Kai Xiang (Mandarin,Yue,Wu,Min) Modern Chinese Varieties (1)

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Mandarin Dialects(Varieties) Northeastern Beijing Ji–Lu Jiao–Liao Lower Yangtze Central Plains Lan–Yin Southwestern Jin (sometimes a separate group)

Mandarin Chinese Mandarin Chinese is a group of related varieties of Chinese language. Mandarin is the lingua franca of China and one of the four official languages of Singapore Number of tones :Four

Wu Chinese Wu Chinese is a group of related varieties of Chinese language Major Wu dialects include those of Shanghainese, Suzhou, Ningbo, Wenzhounese, Hangzhou, Shaoxing, Jinhua, and Yongkang Number of Tones: 3 to 2(in shanghainese)

Wu Chinese Dialects(Varieties) Shanghainese Suzhou Ningbo Wenzhounese Hangzhou Shaoxing Jinhua Yongkang

Yue Chinese Yue Chinese is a group of related varieties of Chinese language that is spoken in southern China, particularly the provinces of Guangdong and Guangxi.The Cantonese and Taishanese dialects of Yue are spoken by substantial overseas populations in Southeast Asia, Canada, Australia, and the United States Number of tones: Nine tones

Yue Chinese Dialects(Varieties) Guangfu (incl. Cantonese) Siyi (incl. Taishanese) Gao–Yang Yong–Xun Gou–Lou Qin–Lian Wu–Hua

Min Chinese

Min Nan Chinese Min Nan (or Southern Min) is a group of related varieties of Chinese language spoken in southern Fujian, eastern Guangdong,Hainan, and southern Zhejiang, and in Taiwan Number of tones: Five to Seven tones

Min Nan Dialects(Varieties) Hokkien ( five to seven tones) Teochew ( six tones) Zhongshan (amount of tones not found yet) Leizhou (six tones) Hainanese (Might be classified into different group )

Min Bei Chinese Min Bei (or Northen Min) is a group of related varieties of Chinese language spoken in Nanping Prefecture of northwestern Fujian Number of tones: Information not found yet

Min Bei Dialect (Varieties) Min Bei proper Jianyang Jian'ou Songxi Shibei Shaojiang Shaowu Jiangle

Min Dong Min Dong is a group of related varieties of Chinese language spoken in eastern part of Fujian Province and Matsu lsland Number of tones: Information not found yet

Min Dong Dialect (Varieties) Fuzhou dialect Fu'an dialect Mango dialect

Min Zhong Min Zhong is a group of related varieties of Chinese language spoken around Yong'an, Sanming and Sha located in the central mountain areas of Fujian.Yong'anSanmingShaFujian Number of tones: Information not found yet

Min Zhong Dialect (Varieties) Sanming Yong'an Shaxian

Puxian Min Puxian Min is a Chinese language spoken in mostly in Fujian province, particularly in Putian and Xianyou, Overseas populations of Puxian speakers exist in Malaysia, Indonesia and Singapore Number of tones: Seven Tones