Chinese–English

方言

fāng yán · fang yan/Fāng yán · fang yan

Same in simplified and traditional Chinese

HSK 7–9Old HSK 6

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fāng yán 方言

  1. topolect
  2. dialect

Fāng yán 方言

  1. the first Chinese dialect dictionary, edited by Yang Xiong 揚雄 / 扬雄 (Yáng Xióng) in 1st century, containing over 9000 characters
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