Jian'ou 【Guinei】(simplified Chinese: 建瓯话; traditional Chinese: 建甌話; pinyin: Jiàn'ōu huà; English=Manbe di) is a local standard common language of Northern Min Chinese spoken in Jian'ou in the north of the Fujian province.
Phonetics and Phonology [edit]
Consonants [edit]
Citation tones [edit]
Jian'ou has four tones, which are reduced to two in checked syllables.
Tone chart of the Guin'ei di (Manbe di)
| Tone number |
Tone name |
Tone contour |
| 1 |
ping sheng (平聲) |
˥˦ (54) or ˥ (5) |
| 2 |
shang sheng (上聲) |
˨˩ (21) or ˩ (1) |
| 3 |
yin qu (陰去) |
˨ (2) |
| 4 |
yang qu (陽去) |
˦ (4) |
| 5 |
yin ru (陰入) |
˨˦̚ (24) |
| 6 |
yang ru (陽入) |
˦˨̚ (42) |
Tone Sandhi [edit]
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See also [edit]
References [edit]
- Běijīng dàxué zhōngguóyǔyánwénxuéxì yǔyánxué jiàoyánshì. (1989) Hànyǔ fāngyīn zìhuì. Běijīng: Wénzìgǎigé chūbǎnshè.(北京大學中國語言文學系語言學教研室. 1989. 漢語方音字匯. 北京: 文字改革出版社)
- Norman, Jerry. [1988] (2002). Chinese. Cambridge, England: CUP ISBN 0-521-29653-6
- Yuán, jiāhuá (1989). Hànyǔ fāngyán gàiyào (An introduction to Chinese dialects). Beijing, China: Wénzì gǎigé chūbǎnshè. (袁家驊. 1989. 漢語方言概要. 北京:文字改革出版社.)
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