湘語

See also: 湘语

Chinese

		name of a river; Hunan province (abbrev.)	speech; language; dialect speech; language; dialect; tell to
trad. (湘語)		湘	語
simp. (湘语)		湘	语

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): xiāngyǔ

  (Zhuyin): ㄒㄧㄤ ㄩˇ

• Cantonese (Jyutping): soeng¹ jyu⁵
• Eastern Min (BUC): Siŏng-ngṳ̄
• Southern Min (Hokkien, POJ): Siang-gí / Siong-gí / Siong-gú / Siong-gír
• Wu (Shanghai, Wugniu): ¹shian-gniu
• Xiang (Changsha, Wiktionary): sian¹ y³

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)
    • Hanyu Pinyin: xiāngyǔ
    • Zhuyin: ㄒㄧㄤ ㄩˇ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: siangyǔ
    • Wade–Giles: hsiang¹-yü³
    • Yale: syāng-yǔ
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: shiangyeu
    • Palladius: сянъюй (sjanʺjuj)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /ɕi̯ɑŋ⁵⁵ y²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/
    • Homophones:

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• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)
    • Jyutping: soeng¹ jyu⁵
    • Yale: sēung yúh
    • Cantonese Pinyin: soeng¹ jy⁵
    • Guangdong Romanization: sêng¹ yu⁵
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /sœːŋ⁵⁵ jyː¹³/
    • Homophones:

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• Eastern Min
  • (Fuzhou)
    • Bàng-uâ-cê: Siŏng-ngṳ̄
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /suoŋ⁵⁵⁻⁵³ ŋy³³/
• Southern Min
  • (Hokkien: Zhangzhou)
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī: Siang-gí
    • Tâi-lô: Siang-gí
    • Phofsit Daibuun: sianggie
    • IPA (Zhangzhou): /siaŋ⁴⁴⁻²² ɡi⁵³/
  • (Hokkien: Kaohsiung)
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī: Siong-gí
    • Tâi-lô: Siong-gí
    • Phofsit Daibuun: sionggie
    • IPA (Kaohsiung): /siɔŋ⁴⁴⁻³³ ɡi⁴¹/
  • (Hokkien: Xiamen, Taipei)
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī: Siong-gú
    • Tâi-lô: Siong-gú
    • Phofsit Daibuun: siongguo
    • IPA (Taipei): /siɔŋ⁴⁴⁻³³ ɡu⁵³/
    • IPA (Xiamen): /siɔŋ⁴⁴⁻²² ɡu⁵³/
  • (Hokkien: Quanzhou)
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī: Siong-gír
    • Tâi-lô: Siong-gír
    • IPA (Quanzhou): /siɔŋ³³ ɡɯ⁵⁵⁴/
• Wu
  • (Northern: Shanghai)
    • Wugniu: ¹shian-gniu
    • MiniDict: shian^平 nyu
    • Wiktionary Romanisation (Shanghai): ¹xian-nyy
    • Sinological IPA (Shanghai): /ɕiã⁵⁵ n̠ʲy²¹/
• Xiang
  • (Changsha)
    • Wiktionary: sian¹ y³
    • Sinological IPA ^(key) (old-style): /si̯æn³³ y⁴¹/
    • Sinological IPA ^(key) (new-style): /ɕi̯æn³³ y⁴¹/

Noun

湘語

1. Xiang (a Chinese language spoken mainly in Hunan province); Hunanese

Usage notes

• 湘語 is more common in linguistic contexts whereas 湖南話 is more common in regular conversation. Some may not even be aware of 湘語 as a term.

Synonyms

• 湖南話／湖南话 (Húnánhuà)

Derived terms

• 新湘語／新湘语 (xīnxiāngyǔ)
• 老湘語／老湘语 (lǎoxiāngyǔ)