Shenyang Mandarin
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Shenyang Mandarin (Template:Zh) is a dialect of Northeastern Mandarin used by people in and around Shenyang, the capital of Liaoning province and the largest city in Northeast China. It is very close to Standard Chinese but has some notably distinctive words. Some people consider it a strong accent rather than a distinct dialect. Because of its similarity to the standard language, pinyin can be used to represent its pronunciation. Its usage is dwindling as schools in Shenyang teach only the standard language.
Phonology
Shenyang dialect has 19 initial consonants, as opposed to the 21 in Standard Mandarin. Notably, the retroflex consonants Script error: No such module "IPA"., Script error: No such module "IPA". and Script error: No such module "IPA". in Standard Mandarin are pronounced as Script error: No such module "IPA"., Script error: No such module "IPA". and Script error: No such module "IPA"., respectively, while Script error: No such module "IPA". is omitted. While lost in Standard Mandarin, Middle Chinese Script error: No such module "IPA". is preserved in the Shenyang dialect. Script error: No such module "IPA". also exists in the Shenyang dialect.[1]
Standard Mandarin diphthongs tend to be pronounced as monophthongs in the Shenyang dialect. For example, Script error: No such module "IPA". becomes Script error: No such module "IPA"., and Script error: No such module "IPA". becomes Script error: No such module "IPA"..[1]
The most distinctive aspect of the Shenyang dialect is the much lower pitch of the first tone than in Standard Mandarin. It would be positioned at 2, rather than 5, on the chart shown (right). As a result, it can sound rather like the third tone.
Like the Beijing dialect, the Shenyang dialect is characterized by erhua (儿化).
Vocabulary
Some of the words in the Shenyang dialect come from other languages like the Manchu language. One example is 旮旯儿 gālár 'corner'.
Examples of words in various Northeastern dialects (not necessarily specific to Shenyang) include:
| Northeastern Mandarin | pinyin | Standard Mandarin | pinyin | Translation |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Script error: No such module "Lang". | bù gǎntàngr | Script error: No such module "Lang". | lái bù jí | too late |
| Script error: No such module "Lang". | bōlingàr | Script error: No such module "Lang". | xīgài | kneecap |
| Script error: No such module "Lang".Script error: No such module "Unsubst". | gāda | Script error: No such module "Lang". | dìfang | place (noun) |
| Script error: No such module "Lang". | dèse | Script error: No such module "Lang". | màinòng | to show off |
| Script error: No such module "Lang". | lǎobízi(le) | Script error: No such module "Lang". | hěnduō | a lot |
| Script error: No such module "Lang". | máitai | Script error: No such module "Lang". | zāng | dirty, filthy |
| Script error: No such module "Lang". | gàhá | Script error: No such module "Lang". | gànshénme, gànmá | What are you doing? |
| Script error: No such module "Lang". | kēchen, kēzhen | Script error: No such module "Lang". | chǒu, nánkàn | ugly, hideous |
| Script error: No such module "Lang". | lǎo | Script error: No such module "Lang". | hěn | very |
| Script error: No such module "Lang". | zéi | Script error: No such module "Lang". | tèbié | exceedingly |
| Script error: No such module "Lang". | bì | Script error: No such module "Lang". | bàng | good, excellent |
| Script error: No such module "Lang". | māling | Script error: No such module "Lang". | qīngtíng | dragonfly |
| Script error: No such module "Lang". | gàdu | Script error: No such module "Lang". | dǎdǔ | to bet |
References
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