方言 (fāng yán) — dialect, topolect (a regional variety of a language)
Definition
方言 is a regional variety of a language — its own vocabulary and grammar, like Cantonese or Hakka. 口音 is only the pronunciation, not a full dialect.
noun
dialecttopolect (a regional variety of a language)
Examples
- 方言，。Wǒ nǎi nai zhī huì shuō fāng yán, bú huì shuō pǔ tōng huà.My grandmother only speaks a dialect, not Mandarin.
- 方言，闽。Zhōng guó yǒu hěn duō bù tóng de fāng yán, bǐ rú yuè yǔ hé mǐn nán yǔ.China has many different dialects, such as Cantonese and Southern Min.
- 方言。Xué fāng yán néng bāng zhù nǐ gèng shēn rù liǎo jiě dāng dì wén huà.Learning a dialect can help you gain a deeper understanding of the local culture.
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