The following is a list of major Chinese dialects.

In addition to the dialects given below, it is customary to speak informally of dialects belonging to each province, e.g. Sichuan dialect , Henan dialect . These designations do not always correspond to classifications used by linguists, but each nevertheless has approximate, stereotypical characteristics of its own.

Mandarin

• Beijing Mandarin
  • Standard Mandarin (Putonghua, Guoyu, Huayu)
  • Beijing dialect
  • Chengde dialect
  • Chifeng dialect
  • Hailar dialect
  • Karamay dialect
• Northeast China Mandarin
  • Changchun dialect
  • Harbin dialect
  • Qiqihar dialect
  • Shenyang dialect
• Jiao Liao Mandarin
  • Dalian dialect
  • Qingdao dialect
  • Weihai dialect
  • Yantai dialect
• Ji Lu Mandarin
  • Baoding dialect
  • Jinan dialect
  • Shijiazhuang dialect
  • Tianjin dialect
• Zhongyuan Mandarin
  • Hanzhong dialect
  • Kaifeng dialect
  • Kashgar dialect of Chinese
  • Luoyang dialect
  • Nanyang dialect
  • Qufu dialect
  • Tianshui dialect
  • Xi'an dialect
  • Xuzhou dialect
  • Yan'an dialect
  • Zhengzhou dialect
• Lan Yin Mandarin
  • Dungan language
  • Lanzhou dialect
  • Urumqi dialect of Chinese
  • Xining dialect
  • Yinchuan dialect
• Southwestern Mandarin
  • Changde dialect
  • Chengdu dialect
  • Chongqing dialect
  • Dali dialect
  • Guiyang dialect
  • Hainan Junjiahua
  • Kunming dialect
  • Liuzhou dialect
  • Wuhan dialect
  • Xichang dialect
  • Yichang dialect
• Jianghuai Mandarin
  • Hefei dialect
  • Nanjing dialect
  • Nantong dialect
  • Xiaogan dialect
  • Yangzhou dialect

Jin

• Baotou dialect
• Datong dialect
• Handan dialect
• Hohhot dialect
• Taiyuan dialect
• Xinxiang dialect

Wu

• Taihu division
  • Changzhou dialect
  • Hangzhou dialect
  • Jiaxing dialect
  • Ningbo dialect
  • Shanghai dialect
  • Suzhou dialect
  • Wuxi dialect
• Taizhou division
  • Taizhou (Zhejiang) dialect
• Oujiang division
  • Wenzhou dialect
• Wuzhou division
  • Jinhua dialect
  • Yiwu dialect
  • Yongkang dialect
• Chu Qu division
  • Lishui dialect
  • Quzhou dialect
  • Shangrao dialect
• Xuanzhou division
  • Xuancheng dialect

Hui

• Jixi (Anhui) dialect
• Shexian (Anhui) dialect
• Tunxi dialect
• Yixian (Anhui) dialect

Xiang

• Chang Yi division
  • Changsha dialect
  • Hengyang dialect
  • Yiyang dialect
  • Zhuzhou dialect
• Lou Shao division
  • Loudi dialect
  • Shaoyang dialect
  • Shuangfeng dialect
• Chen Xu division
  • Chenxi dialect
  • Xupu dialect

Gan

• Dongkou dialect
• Funing dialect
• Fuzhou (Jiangxi) dialect
• Ji'an (Jiangxi) dialect
• Nanchang dialect
• Xianning dialect
• Yichun dialect
• Yingtan dialect

Hakka

• Dabu dialect
• Huizhou (Guangdong) dialect
• Jiaoling dialect
• Longyan dialect
• Meizhou dialect
• Wuhua dialect

Yue

• Yue Hai division
  • Standard Cantonese (~ Guangzhou dialect, Hong Kong dialect)
  • Dongguan dialect
  • Qingyuan dialect
  • Zhaoqing dialect
  • Zhuhai dialect
• Siyi division (Sei-yup)
  • Enping dialect
  • Jiangmen dialect
  • Kaiping dialect
  • Taishan dialect (Toishanese)
  • Xinhui dialect
• Gaoyang division
  • Maoming dialect
  • Yangjiang dialect
• Guinan division
  • Beihai dialect
  • Wuzhou dialect

Pinghua

• Nanning dialect

Min

• Min Nan
  • Chaozhou dialect (Teochew)
  • Quanzhou dialect
  • Penang Hokkien
  • Shantou dialect (Swatow)
  • Taiwanese
  • Xiamen dialect (Hokkien)
  • Zhangzhou dialect
• Min Dong
  • Fuqing dialect
  • Fuzhou dialect (Hokchiu)
• Min Zhong
  • Sanming dialect
• Min Bei
  • Jian'ou dialect
• Pu Xian
  • Putian dialect
  • Xianyou dialect
• Qiong Wen
  • Hainan dialect (Hainanese)
  • Zhanjiang dialect
• Shao Jiang

Unclassified

• Danzhou dialect
• Linghua
• Maojiahua
• Pingdi Yaohua
• Shaozhou Tuhua
• Wutunhua
• Xianghua

See also

• Chinese language
• Chinese spoken language