Quanzhou dialect
E228710
The Quanzhou dialect is a major variety of Southern Min Chinese spoken in and around Quanzhou in Fujian, historically influential in the development of other Hokkien dialects.
All labels observed (4)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Quanzhou dialect canonical | 9 |
| Quanzhou Hokkien | 5 |
| Quanzhou Min Nan | 1 |
| 泉州话 | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T2054413 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
Target entity: Quanzhou dialect Context triple: [Hokkien language, hasDialect, Quanzhou dialect]
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A.
Chaoshan dialect
The Chaoshan dialect, also known as Teochew, is a Southern Min Chinese variety spoken primarily in the Chaoshan region of eastern Guangdong and by large overseas Chinese communities in Southeast Asia and beyond.
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B.
Taiwanese Hokkien
Taiwanese Hokkien is a Southern Min Chinese language variety widely spoken in Taiwan, where it serves as a major vernacular and cultural language alongside Mandarin.
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C.
Wu dialects
Wu dialects are a major group of Sinitic languages spoken primarily in the Yangtze River Delta region of eastern China, including areas such as Shanghai, southern Jiangsu, and parts of Zhejiang and Anhui.
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D.
Teochew
Teochew is a Southern Min Chinese dialect originating from the Chaoshan region of Guangdong, widely spoken in overseas Chinese communities across Southeast Asia.
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E.
Taiwanese Hakka
Taiwanese Hakka is a variety of the Hakka Chinese language spoken primarily by Hakka communities in Taiwan, characterized by distinct phonological and lexical features compared to other Hakka dialects.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
Target entity: Quanzhou dialect Target entity description: The Quanzhou dialect is a major variety of Southern Min Chinese spoken in and around Quanzhou in Fujian, historically influential in the development of other Hokkien dialects.
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A.
Chaoshan dialect
The Chaoshan dialect, also known as Teochew, is a Southern Min Chinese variety spoken primarily in the Chaoshan region of eastern Guangdong and by large overseas Chinese communities in Southeast Asia and beyond.
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B.
Taiwanese Hokkien
Taiwanese Hokkien is a Southern Min Chinese language variety widely spoken in Taiwan, where it serves as a major vernacular and cultural language alongside Mandarin.
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C.
Wu dialects
Wu dialects are a major group of Sinitic languages spoken primarily in the Yangtze River Delta region of eastern China, including areas such as Shanghai, southern Jiangsu, and parts of Zhejiang and Anhui.
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D.
Teochew
Teochew is a Southern Min Chinese dialect originating from the Chaoshan region of Guangdong, widely spoken in overseas Chinese communities across Southeast Asia.
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E.
Taiwanese Hakka
Taiwanese Hakka is a variety of the Hakka Chinese language spoken primarily by Hakka communities in Taiwan, characterized by distinct phonological and lexical features compared to other Hakka dialects.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (49)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Chinese language variety
ⓘ
Hokkien dialect ⓘ Southern Min dialect ⓘ |
| closelyRelatedTo |
Xiamen dialect
ⓘ
Zhangzhou dialect ⓘ |
| distinctFrom |
Cantonese
ⓘ
Mandarin Chinese ⓘ |
| educationStatus | not generally used as medium of instruction in formal schools ⓘ |
| endangermentStatus | under pressure from Mandarin Chinese ⓘ |
| hasAlternativeName |
Chaoshan dialect
ⓘ
surface form:
Choan-chiu dialect
Chôan-chiu-ōe ⓘ Quanzhou dialect ⓘ
surface form:
Quanzhou Hokkien
Quanzhou dialect ⓘ
surface form:
Quanzhou Min Nan
Quanzhou dialect ⓘ
surface form:
泉州话
|
| hasCulturalRole |
basis for traditional Nanyin lyrics pronunciation
ⓘ
used in local opera in Quanzhou ⓘ |
| hasToneSystem | complex tone system typical of Southern Min ⓘ |
| historicallyInfluenced |
Xiamen dialect
ⓘ
surface form:
Amoy dialect
Philippine Hokkien ⓘ Southeast Asian Hokkien varieties ⓘ Taiwanese Hokkien ⓘ Xiamen dialect ⓘ |
| historicalRole | source dialect for overseas Chinese communities from Quanzhou ⓘ |
| isMajorVarietyOf | Southern Min ⓘ |
| ISO639Status | does not have a separate ISO 639-3 code from Southern Min ⓘ |
| languageBranch | Sinitic languages ⓘ |
| languageFamily | Sino-Tibetan languages ⓘ |
| languageGroup |
Min Chinese
ⓘ
Southern Min ⓘ |
| lexicalFeature | shares core vocabulary with other Hokkien dialects ⓘ |
| mediaUse | used in some local media and folk performances ⓘ |
| mutualIntelligibility |
largely mutually intelligible with Taiwanese Hokkien
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largely mutually intelligible with Xiamen dialect ⓘ |
| phonologicalFeature |
checkedTone syllables
ⓘ
distinction between literary and colloquial readings ⓘ tone sandhi ⓘ |
| region |
Minnan Golden Triangle
ⓘ
southern Fujian ⓘ |
| sharesFeatureWith | other Southern Min dialects ⓘ |
| spokenIn |
China
ⓘ
Fujian ⓘ Quanzhou ⓘ |
| standardizationStatus | lacks a fully standardized orthography ⓘ |
| subclassOf |
Chinese dialect
ⓘ
Hokkien ⓘ Teochew ⓘ
surface form:
Min Nan
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| usedBy | Han Chinese population in Quanzhou area ⓘ |
| usesScript | Han script ⓘ |
| writingSystem | Chinese characters ⓘ |
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Subject: Quanzhou dialect Description of subject: The Quanzhou dialect is a major variety of Southern Min Chinese spoken in and around Quanzhou in Fujian, historically influential in the development of other Hokkien dialects.
Referenced by (16)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.