western variant
Mandarin dialect
Also known as: Ch’eng-tu variant, Upper Yangtze variant
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distribution in China
- In China: Sino-Tibetan of China
The second is the western variant, also known as the Chengdu or Upper Yangtze variant; this is spoken in the Sichuan Basin and in adjoining parts of southwestern China. The third is the southern variant, also known as the Nanjing or Lower Yangtze variant, which is spoken in northern…
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