Hsiang

Definitions

Noun. [B1]

Examples

“The Hsiang dialect is spoken principally in Hunan and resembles to some extent the southwestern Mandarin; in this group the number⟳ of tones varíes from six to seven.”

“If we adopt⟳ the threefold division of Northern Chinese, the form⟳ commonly known as ‘Southern Mandarin’ occupies the southern part of Kiangsu, Anhwei south of the river Hwei and north by the Wu boundary, the south-east corner of Hupeh, and all Kiangsi not occupied by Wu or Hakka dialects. The western form⟳ covers the southern part of Hupeh, the whole of Hunan except the so-called Hsiang dialect area, and Szechʻwan south of Chengtu, with extensions into the provinces of Kweichow and Yünnan.”

“Hweichou in southern Anhwei may be a Hsiang dialect or a Wu dialect. Hsiang has no written form⟳ apart from standard Chinese.”

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