Fangyan

noun

noun ·Rare ·Advanced level

Definitions

Noun
  1. 1
    Synonym of topolect (a regional variety of Chinese) uncountable

    "During this time the language has diversified into a number of so-called fangyan which share the same written form but are radically different in phonology, to such an extent that the spoken fangyan are not mutually intelligible."

Synonyms

All synonyms
topolect

Example

More examples

"During this time the language has diversified into a number of so-called fangyan which share the same written form but are radically different in phonology, to such an extent that the spoken fangyan are not mutually intelligible."

Etymology

Borrowed from Mandarin 方言 (fāngyán).

More for "fangyan"

SynonymsSentencesPronunciationTranslate

Next best steps

Find stronger synonymsSee usage examplesCheck pronunciationBrowse writing guides

Data sourced from Wiktionary, WordNet, CMU, and other open linguistic databases. Updated March 2026.