Fangyan Friday: Learn Minnanhua, a Global Chinese Dialect
The dialect of the Southern Min region is spoken by 45 million people worldwide (and makes for great pop music)
The dialect of the Southern Min region is spoken by 45 million people worldwide (and makes for great pop music)
Learn how to speak like a Hangzhou local
The amateurs trying to preserve Chinese dialects via Wikipedia
Proximity to the sea has influenced the dialect of this Zhejiang port city
'Kunminghua' is a fusion of Ming dynasty official Mandarin and multiple ethnic minority dialects in Yunnan
Even insults can sound refined in the dialect of this gentle Zhejiang city
An endangered Fujianese dialect from the birthplace of Mazu, the goddess of mariners
TWOC’s guide to the dialect of Deng Xiaoping—and modern Chinese hip-hop
Learn some key phrases from the notorious Zhejiang dialect known as the “devil’s language”
Learn to speak like a native of Hubei’s capital with TWOC’s new regular column