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Reading “Lang Tao Sha Ling” by Li Yu in Wuxinese

The Wuxi dialect (Simplified Chinese: 无锡话; Traditional Chinese: 無錫話; Pinyin: Wúxīhuà, Wu: mu¹ sik¹ wo³ (Wu Chinese pronunciation: [vu˨˨˧ siɪʔ˦ ɦu˨] ^ⓘ), is a dialect of Wu. It is spoken in the city of Wuxi in Jiangsu province, China.

It has many similarities with Shanghainese and the Suzhou dialect. It is mutually intelligible with the Changzhou dialect to which it is most closely related.^{[citation needed]} It is not at all mutually intelligible with Mandarin, China's official language.

Phonology

The following charts use Wugniu romanization.

Initials

Initial Consonants
^[1]^[2]		Labial	Dental	Alveolar	Palatal	Velar	Glottal
Nasal		m ⟨m⟩ 明	n ⟨n⟩ 南		ɲ ⟨n⟩ 疑	ŋ ⟨ng⟩ 牙
Plosive/ Affricate	voiceless	p ⟨p⟩ 幫	t ⟨t⟩ 端	ts ⟨t⟩ 精	tɕ ⟨c⟩ 見	k ⟨k⟩ 光	ʔ ⟨'⟩ 影
	aspirated	pʰ ⟨ph⟩ 滂	tʰ ⟨th⟩ 透	tsʰ ⟨tsh⟩ 清	tɕʰ ⟨ch⟩ 溪	kʰ ⟨kh⟩ 框
	slack voice	b ⟨b⟩ [平] Error: {{Lang}}: Latn text/non-Latn script subtag mismatch (help)	d ⟨d⟩ 定		dʑ ⟨j⟩ 群	g ⟨g⟩ 狂
Fricative	voiceless	f ⟨f⟩ 敷		s ⟨s⟩ 心	ɕ ⟨sh⟩ 曉	x ⟨h⟩ 好
Fricative	slack voice	v ⟨v⟩ 奉	z ⟨z⟩ 邪				ɦ ⟨gh⟩ 匣
Lateral			l ⟨l⟩ 來

Finals

Finals
Medial	Nucleus
Medial	∅	ɑ	ɐ	o	ɵ	ᴇ	ɛ	əu	ei	ã	ɑ̃	ən	oŋ	aʔ	ɑʔ	əʔ	oʔ	liquid
∅	ɿ ⟨y⟩ 絲	ɑ ⟨a⟩ 阿	ɐ ⟨au⟩ 奧	o ⟨o⟩ 叉	ɵ ⟨oe⟩ 安	ᴇ ⟨e⟩ 愛	ɛ ⟨ae⟩ 蠻	əu ⟨ou⟩ 河	ei ⟨ei⟩ 歐	ã ⟨an⟩ 亨	ɑ̃ ⟨aon⟩ 昂	ən ⟨en⟩ 恩	oŋ ⟨on⟩ 翁	aʔ ⟨aeq⟩ 額	ɑʔ ⟨aq⟩ 拆	oʔ ⟨oq⟩ 惡	əʔ ⟨eq⟩ 不	əl ⟨r⟩ 而
i	i ⟨i⟩ 衣	iɑ ⟨ia⟩ 亞	iɐ ⟨iau⟩ 要	io ⟨io⟩ 靴	iɵ ⟨ioe⟩ 淵	iɪ ⟨ie⟩ 煙		iəɯ ⟨ieu⟩ 優		iã ⟨ian⟩ 陽	iɑ̃ ⟨iaon⟩ 旺	in ⟨in⟩ 賓	ioŋ ⟨ion⟩ 雍	iaʔ ⟨iaeq⟩ 俠	iɑʔ ⟨iaq⟩ 藥	ioʔ ⟨ioq⟩ 浴	iəʔ ⟨ieq⟩ 一	m ⟨m⟩ 嘸
u	u ⟨u⟩ 無	uɑ ⟨ua⟩ 娃			uɵ ⟨uoe⟩ 碗	uᴇ ⟨ue⟩ 為	uɛ ⟨uae⟩ 彎			uã ⟨uan⟩ 橫	uɑ̃ ⟨uan⟩ 黃	uən ⟨un⟩ 溫		uaʔ ⟨uaeq⟩ 劃		uəʔ ⟨ueq⟩ 活		n ⟨n⟩ 嗯
y	y ⟨iu⟩ 於											yən ⟨iuen⟩ 雲		yaʔ ⟨iuaeq⟩ 曰		yəʔ ⟨iueq⟩ 缺		ŋ ⟨ng⟩ 魚
ɥ	ɥ ⟨yu⟩ 除

Tones

Tones
	Middle Chinese tone
	píng 平	shǎng 上	qù 去	rù 入
yīn 陰	˥˥ (55)	˧˨˦ (324)	˧˦ (34)	˥ (5)
yáng 陽	˩˧ (13)	˨˧˨ (232)	˨˩˧ (213)	˨˧ (23)

References

↑ Chao 1976, p. 49.
↑ Wu Dialect Association.

Bibliography

Wu Dialect Association. "Wuxi Dialect Pinyin Scheme". wu-chinese.com.

External links

Television hosts discuss differences between Wuxi and Suzhou dialects (YouTube)

[:5-1] Chao 1976, p. 49.

[FOOTNOTEWu_Dialect_Association-2] Wu Dialect Association.

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Wuxi
Administrative divisions	Liangxi, Wuxi Xishan, Wuxi Huishan, Wuxi Binhu, Wuxi Xinwu, Wuxi Jiangyin Yixing
Attraction	Lake Tai Yuantouzhu Lihu Park Grand Buddha at Ling Shan Huishan National Forest Park Xihui Park Second Spring under Heaven Jichang Garden Wuxi Museum Guoshan Stele Liyuan The Plum Garden Wuxi Christian Church Chongshan Temple Saint Joseph's Church, Wuxi Changshu Christian Church
Culture	Wu (state) Wuxi dialect Donglin movement Donglin Academy Grand Canal China Wu Culture Expo Park Wuxi Daily Huishan clay figurine Wuxi Grand Theatre Wuxi opera Yixing clay teapot Number One Yixing Factory
Food	Wuxi fried spare ribs Yangshan honey peach [zh]
Education	Jiangnan University Wuxi Institute of Technology Jiangyin Senior High School Xishan Senior High School Wuxi Big Bridge Experimental High School Wuxi No. 1 High School
Transportation	Wuxi railway station Shanghai–Nanjing intercity railway Huishan railway station Wuxi Xinqu railway station Wuxi Metro Wuxi Shuofang Airport Port of Jiangyin
Sport	Wuxi Sports Center 2019 World Cup (snooker) Wuxi Wugo F.C. Jiangsu Football City League
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