方言 (fāng yán) — dialect, topolect (a regional variety of a language)

Definition

Examples

• 我奶奶只会说方言，不会说普通话。
  Wǒ nǎi nai zhī huì shuō fāng yán, bú huì shuō pǔ tōng huà.
  My grandmother only speaks a dialect, not Mandarin.
• 中国有很多不同的方言，比如粤语和闽南语。
  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.
• 学方言能帮助你更深入了解当地文化。
  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.