蜀语

蜀語

shǔyǔ

noun

Meanings

1 Sichuanese speech
2 the language/dialect of Shu (Sichuan)

Characters

Shu (ancient name for Sichuan)

Examples

HSK 6

《蜀语》是明代李实写的一部方言著作。

《 Shǔyǔ 》 shì Míng dài Lǐ Shí xiě de yī bù fāngyán zhùzuò.

'Shuyu' is a dialect work written by Li Shi of the Ming dynasty.

HSK 7-9

他一开口就是一股蜀语味。

Tā yī kāikǒu jiùshì yī gǔ shǔyǔ wèi.

As soon as he speaks, you hear a Sichuanese flavor.

Tips

history

Also the title of a Ming-dynasty dialect dictionary by 李实 (c. 1644), one of the earliest systematic records of Sichuanese. Today 四川话 is the more common everyday term; 蜀语 carries a literary / historical register.

Stroke Order

蜀 Shǔ

语 yǔ