Mandarin
Mandarin is documented on Dialect Atlas across 5 dialects, including Beijing Mandarin, Northeastern Mandarin, Sichuanese Mandarin.
Dialects of Mandarin
- Beijing MandarinPekingese · Standard Mandarin (basis)The Beijing-area variety of Mandarin and the phonological basis of Standard Chinese (Pǔtōnghuà). Distinguished by heavy erhua and clipped syllable-final endings.
- Northeastern MandarinDōngběi HuàThe Mandarin of China's three Northeastern provinces around Shenyang and Harbin. Close to standard Mandarin but with a distinctive intonation and rich slang.
- Sichuanese MandarinSìchuānhuàA Southwestern Mandarin variety spoken across Sichuan and Chongqing. Notably divergent in tones and vocabulary, often partially unintelligible to standard speakers.
- Taiwanese MandarinGuóyǔ · ROC Standard MandarinThe Mandarin standard of Taiwan. Diverges from Mainland Pǔtōnghuà in pronunciation, lexicon, and tone, with substantial influence from Taiwanese Hokkien.
- Yunnan MandarinYúnnánhuàThe Southwestern Mandarin of Yunnan province. Carries strong contact influence from neighbouring Tibeto-Burman and Tai-Kadai languages.