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蘇州話

简苏州话 · 繁蘇州話

Mandarin · pinyin Sū zhōu huà

Suzhou dialect, one of the main Wu dialects 吳語 Wú yǔ

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州: zhōu · administrative division, state
話: huà · speech, talk, language; dialect
苏: sū · revive, resurrect; a species of thyme; transliteration of 'Soviet'
话: huà · speech, talk, language; dialect

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1–1–4 · Su1 zhou1 hua4

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noun

Suzhounese, the Wu dialect spoken around the city of Suzhou in China

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