Wu dialect of Zhejiang, China
Bible in Taizhou Romanised (Genesis), published by the British and Foreign Bible Society.
The Taizhou dialect (Taizhou dialect: T'e-tsiu wa; simplified Chinese: 台州话; traditional Chinese: 台州話; pinyin: Tāizhōuhuà) is a dialect of Wu Chinese. It is spoken in the city of Taizhou in Zhejiang province, China. It is only partially intelligible with Shanghainese.
Romanization
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(IPA)
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Examples
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p
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[p]
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百班冰包
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p'
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[pʰ]
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拍派拼泡
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b
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[b]
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白排病刨
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m
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[m]
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麥買命貓
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f
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[f]
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弗反風飛
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v
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[v]
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佛飯縫肥
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t
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[t]
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搭單東刀
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t'
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[tʰ]
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塔攤通討
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d
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[d]
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達談動逃
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n
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[n]
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捺難農腦
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l
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[l]
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辣懶弄老
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k
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[k]
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格干公告
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k'
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[kʰ]
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客看空考
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g
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[ɡ]
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狂渠
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ng
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[ŋ]
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我牙耳咬
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h
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[h]
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好虎海漢
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'
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[ɦ]
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號害寒何
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ky
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[c]
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今记吉九
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ky'
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[cʰ]
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轻气挈吃
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gy
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[ɟ]
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琴奇杰求
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ny
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[ȵ]
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日念人繞
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hy
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[ç]
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許希訓晓
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y
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[j]
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陽耶園有
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ts
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[ts]
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只子早珍
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ts'
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[tsʰ]
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七此草稱
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dz
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[dz]
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遲查丈
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s
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[s]
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息思手身
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z
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[z]
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十字就善
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c
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[tɕy], [tʃ]
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珠轉種祝
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c'
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[tɕʰy], [tʃʰ]
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取穿充出
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dj
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[dʑy], [dʒ]
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住著重濁
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sh
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[ɕy], [ʃ]
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說水
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j
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[ʑy], [ʒ]
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樹從
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w
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[w]
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華會活還
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[ʔ]
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烏音愛安
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- [m] and [ŋ] are syllabic consonants
Monophthongs
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i
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w
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ü
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a [a]
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ia [ia]
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wa [ua]
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-
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e [e]
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-
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we [ue]
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-
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u [u]
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iu [iu]
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wu [u]
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-
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æn [ɛ̃]
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iæn [iɛ̃]
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wæn [uɛ̃]
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-
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ön [ø̃]
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in [iẽ]
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wön [uø̃]
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ün [yø̃]
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-
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-
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-
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-
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æ [ɛ]
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[ɹ̩]
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o [o]
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ô [ɔ]
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eo [ɤ]
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i [i]
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ü [y]
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-
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Diphthongs
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i
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w
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ü
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ao [aɒ]
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iao [iaɒ]
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-
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-
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ang [aŋ]
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iang [iaŋ]
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uang [uaŋ]
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-
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ông [ɔŋ]
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-
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uông [uɔŋ]
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üông [yɔŋ]
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ong [oŋ]
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-
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-
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üong [yoŋ]
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eng [əŋ]
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ing [iŋ]
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weng [uəŋ]
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üing [yŋ]
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Glottals
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i
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w
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ü
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æh [æʔ]
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-
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-
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-
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ah [aʔ]
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iah [iaʔ]
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-
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-
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eh [əʔ]
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ih [iʔ]
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weh [uəʔ]
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üih [yʔ]
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ôh [ɔʔ]
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-
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-
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üôh [yɔʔ]
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oh [oʔ]
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-
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-
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üoh [yoʔ]
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