Chu–Qu Wu ( zh, s=处衢片, t=處衢片, p=Chùqúpiàn) is a Southern

Wu Chinese The Wu languages (; Wu romanization and IPA: ''wu6 gniu6'' [] ( Shanghainese), ''ng2 gniu6'' [] (Suzhounese), Mandarin pinyin and IPA: ''Wúyǔ'' []) is a major group of Sinitic languages spoken primarily in Shanghai, Zhejiang, Zhejiang Provin ...

language spoken in Southern

Zhejiang Zhejiang ( or , ; , Chinese postal romanization, also romanized as Chekiang) is an East China, eastern, coastal Provinces of China, province of the People's Republic of China. Its capital and largest city is Hangzhou, and other notable citie ...

in Quzhou and Lishui prefectures, as well as some parts of Southern

Wenzhou Wenzhou (pronounced ; Wenzhounese: Yuziou �y33–11 tɕiɤu33–32 ), historically known as Wenchow is a prefecture-level city in southeastern Zhejiang province in the People's Republic of China. Wenzhou is located at the extreme south east ...

prefecture. It is also spoken in

Shangrao Shangrao () is a medium-sized prefecture-level city located in the northeast of Jiangxi province, People's Republic of China. The city borders the province of Anhui to the north, the province of Zhejiang to the east, and the province of Fujian to t ...

and Yushan counties in

Jiangxi Jiangxi (; ; formerly romanized as Kiangsi or Chianghsi) is a landlocked province in the east of the People's Republic of China. Its major cities include Nanchang and Jiujiang. Spanning from the banks of the Yangtze river in the north int ...

province, and the northern part of

Ningde Ningde (; Foochow Romanized: Nìng-dáik), also known as Mindong (; Foochow Romanized: Mìng-dĕ̤ng; lit. East of Fujian), is a prefecture-level city located along the northeastern coast of Fujian province, People's Republic of China. It borders ...

and

Nanping Nanping (), historically known as Yanping (), is a third-tier prefecture-level city in northwestern Fujian Province, People's Republic of China. It borders Ningde to the east, Sanming to the south, and the provinces of Zhejiang and Jiangxi to ...

prefectures in

Fujian Fujian (; alternately romanized as Fukien or Hokkien) is a province on the southeastern coast of China. Fujian is bordered by Zhejiang to the north, Jiangxi to the west, Guangdong to the south, and the Taiwan Strait to the east. Its cap ...

province bordering Zhejiang. It is not mutually intelligible with

Taihu Wu Taihu Wu () or Northern Wu () is a Wu Chinese language spoken over much of southern part of Jiangsu province, including Suzhou, Wuxi, Changzhou, the southern part of Nantong, Jingjiang and Danyang; the municipality of Shanghai; and the northern p ...

List of Chu–Qu Wu dialects

* Quzhou dialect *

Jiangshan dialect The Jiangshan dialect (江山話) is a Wu Chinese, Southern Wu dialect, closely related to Quzhou dialect, that of Quzhou. It is spoken in Jiangshan, a city in Quzhou prefecture, China. Phonology Initials Finals Tones

The Jiangshan dia ...

Qingtian dialect The Qingtian dialect () is a dialect of the Chinese language. It is spoken in Qingtian county of Lishui, Zhejiang, Lishui prefecture in Zhejiang, China. The Qingtian dialect is one of the Chuqu Wu dialects, Chuqu dialects of Wu Chinese spoken in ...

* Lishui dialect

References

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