Beijing dialectThe Beijing dialect (simplified Chinese: 北京话; traditional Chinese: 北京話; pinyin: Běijīnghuà), also known as Pekingese and Beijingese, is the prestige dialect of Mandarin spoken in the urban area of Beijing, China. It is the phonological basis of Standard Chinese. Despite the similarity to Standard Chinese, it is characterized by some "iconic" differences, including the addition of a final rhotic儿; -r to some words (e.g. 哪儿; nǎr).
Beijing Mandarin (division of Mandarin)In Chinese dialectology, Beijing Mandarin (simplified Chinese: 北京官话; traditional Chinese: 北京官話; pinyin: Běijīng Guānhuà) refers to a major branch of Mandarin Chinese recognized by the Language Atlas of China, encompassing a number of dialects spoken in areas of Beijing, Hebei, Inner Mongolia, Liaoning, and Tianjin, the most important of which is the Beijing dialect, which provides the phonological basis for Standard Chinese.
Mandarin ChineseBranch of the Chinese language familyNorthern ChineseSimplified Chinese北方话Traditional Chinese北方話Literal meaningNorthern speechThis article contains IPA phonetic symbols. Without proper , you may see question marks, boxes, or other symbols instead of Unicode characters. For an introductory guide on IPA symbols, see .A speaker from Tanghe (Central Plains Mandarin)Mandarin ( ) is the largest branch of the Sinitic languages.
Northeast ChinaNortheast China (Chinese: 东北; pinyin: Dōngběi) is a geographical region of China, consisting officially of the provincesLiaoning, Jilin, and Heilongjiang. The heartland of the region is the Northeast China Plain, China's largest plain, with an area of over 350,000 km (140,000 sq mi).Traditional Chinese charactersTraditional Chinese characters are one of two standardized character sets used to write the Chinese language, with the other being simplified characters. Traditional characters predominated in written Chinese, the historical lingua franca of East Asia, until the mid-20th century. Today, they are used in Taiwan, Hong Kong, and Macau, as well as in most overseas Chinese communities outside of Southeast Asia.Language Atlas of ChinaThe Language Atlas of China (simplified Chinese: 中国语言地图集; traditional Chinese: 中國語言地圖集; pinyin: Zhōngguó yǔyán dìtú jí), published by Hong Kong Longman Publishing Company in two parts in 1987 and 1989, maps the distribution of both the varieties of Chinese and ethnic minority languages of China.
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Li Rong (linguist)Li Rong (4 February 1920 – 31 December 2002) was a Chinese linguist known for his work on Chinese dialectology. He was director of the Institute of Linguistics at the Chinese Academy of Social Sciences from 1982 to 1985, and editor of the Language Atlas of China and the Great Dictionary of Modern Chinese Dialects. Li Rong was born in Wenling county, Zhejiang. In 1939 he was admitted to the Southwest Associated University in Kunming, studying Chinese literature.
Liaodong PeninsulaThe Liaodong or Liaotung Peninsula (simplified Chinese: 辽东半岛; traditional Chinese: 遼東半島; pinyin: Liáodōng Bàndǎo) is a peninsula in southern Liaoning province in Northeast China, and makes up the southwestern coastal half of the Liaodong region.
AmurThe Amur River (Russian: река Амур, romanized: reka Amur) or Heilong River (simplified Chinese: 黑龙江; traditional Chinese: 黑龍江) is a perennial river in Northeast Asia, forming the natural border between the Russian Far East and Northeast China (historically the Outer and Inner Manchuria). The Amur proper is 2,824 km (1,755 mi) long, and has a drainage basin of 1,855,000 km2 (716,000 mi2).
UssuriManchu nameManchu scriptᡠᠰᡠᡵᡳᡠᠯᠠRomanizationusuri ulaRussian nameRussianрека УссуриRomanizationreka UssuriThe Ussuri ( ; Russian: Уссури) or Wusuli (Chinese: 乌苏里; pinyin: wūsūlǐ) is a river that runs through Khabarovsk and Primorsky Krais, Russia and the southeast region of Northeast China in the province of Heilongjiang.*As an Amazon Associate I earn from qualifying purchases.