方言 fāngyán dialect
the first Chinese dialect dictionary, edited by Yang Xiong 扬雄 in 1st century, containing over 9000 characters; topolect; dialect
怎么记住“方言”: 方 direction + 言 words = dialect.
汉字
用法
- A regional dialect/topolect - 广东方言 (Guǎngdōng fāngyán) Cantonese/Guangdong dialect, 说方言 (shuō fāngyán) speak in dialect.
- The everyday term for a local variety of Chinese as opposed to 普通话 (pǔtōnghuà, standard Mandarin).
- The dictionary-title sense in the gloss is a historical curiosity; in modern use it simply means 'dialect'.
例句
- 我对方言很感兴趣。 Wǒ duì fāngyán hěngǎnxìngqù.I'm very interested in dialects.