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西南官話

简西南官话 · 繁西南官話

Mandarin · pinyin xī nán guān huà

Southwestern Mandarin, dialect group of Mandarin spoken primarily in southwestern China

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西: xī · west(ern); westward; occident; Kangxi radical 146
南: nán · south; southern part; southward
官: guān · official, public servant
話: huà · speech, talk, language; dialect
话: huà · speech, talk, language; dialect

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1–2–1–4 · xi1 nan2 guan1 hua4

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Southwestern Mandarin (a major branch of Mandarin Chinese)

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