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Fangyan Friday #14: Nankinese
For centuries, Nanjing dialect was considered standard Chinese
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Fangyan Friday #10: Sing-song Shanghaiese
A melodious and hybrid dialect shaped by a city’s storied past
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Fangyan Friday # 6: Wild Geese of Hengyang
Quirky adjectives and sayings from a city known for migratory birds
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