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The Shanghainese language, also known as the Shanghai dialect, or Hu language, is a variety of Wu Chinese spoken in the central districts of the city of Shanghai and its surrounding areas. It is classified as part of the Sino-Tibetan language family.
Shanghainese is a dialect of Wu spoken by about 14 million people in Shanghai. There are also many Shanghainese speakers in Hong Kong. There is no standard written form of Shanghainese and it rarely appears in writing.
Shanghainese is the third most spoken Chinese language or dialect after Mandarin and Cantonese. Shanghainese is spoken by almost 14 million people and is primarily spoken in the Yangtze River Delta region in China.
Shanghainese is a unique Wu Chinese dialect spoken by over 14 million people, primarily in Shanghai and its surrounding areas. The dialect boasts a rich cultural heritage, distinct pronunciation patterns, and a unique lexical repertoire influenced by various linguistic influences.
11 gru 2023 · Shanghainese is a representative dialect of Northern Wu; it contains vocabulary and expressions from the entire Northern Wu area (southern Jiangsu, northern Zhejiang). With nearly 14 million speakers, Shanghainese is also the largest single coherent form of Wu Chinese.
Shanghainese is a representative dialect of Wu Chinese spoken in the central districts of Shanghai, China. It is one of the most widely spoken dialects of Wu Chinese and serves as a lingua franca in the Greater Shanghai area.
7 kwi 2019 · Since Shanghai is in the People's Republic of China (PRC), the official language of the city is standard Mandarin Chinese, also known as Putonghua. However, the traditional language of the Shanghai region is Shanghainese, which is a dialect of Wu Chinese which is not mutually intelligible with Mandarin Chinese.
