Meixian dialect
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The Meixian dialect is a major variety of Hakka Chinese spoken in Meixian District, Guangdong, and often regarded as the standard form of the Hakka language.
All labels observed (3)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Meixian dialect of Hakka | 3 |
| Meixian dialect canonical | 1 |
| Meixian local speech | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T10002114 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Meixian dialect Context triple: [Meixian Hakka, alternativeName, Meixian dialect]
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A.
Shexian dialect
The Shexian dialect is a variety of Chinese belonging to the Huizhou group, traditionally spoken in and around She County in Anhui Province.
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B.
Chaoshan dialect
The Chaoshan dialect, also known as Teochew, is a Southern Min Chinese variety spoken primarily in the Chaoshan region of eastern Guangdong and by large overseas Chinese communities in Southeast Asia and beyond.
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C.
Wuming dialect
The Wuming dialect is a major variety of the Zhuang language that serves as the basis for its standardized form.
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D.
Xinyang dialect
The Xinyang dialect is a regional variety of Mandarin Chinese spoken in and around Xinyang in southern Henan Province.
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E.
Datong dialect
The Datong dialect is a regional variety of Chinese spoken around Datong in Shanxi, typically classified within the Jin Chinese language group and noted for its distinct phonological and lexical features.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Meixian dialect Target entity description: The Meixian dialect is a major variety of Hakka Chinese spoken in Meixian District, Guangdong, and often regarded as the standard form of the Hakka language.
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A.
Shexian dialect
The Shexian dialect is a variety of Chinese belonging to the Huizhou group, traditionally spoken in and around She County in Anhui Province.
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B.
Chaoshan dialect
The Chaoshan dialect, also known as Teochew, is a Southern Min Chinese variety spoken primarily in the Chaoshan region of eastern Guangdong and by large overseas Chinese communities in Southeast Asia and beyond.
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C.
Wuming dialect
The Wuming dialect is a major variety of the Zhuang language that serves as the basis for its standardized form.
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D.
Xinyang dialect
The Xinyang dialect is a regional variety of Mandarin Chinese spoken in and around Xinyang in southern Henan Province.
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E.
Datong dialect
The Datong dialect is a regional variety of Chinese spoken around Datong in Shanxi, typically classified within the Jin Chinese language group and noted for its distinct phonological and lexical features.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Chinese language variety
ⓘ
Hakka dialect ⓘ Sinitic language variety ⓘ |
| academicStandard | commonly used in Hakka grammars and dictionaries ⓘ |
| belongsTo |
Chinese dialect continuum
ⓘ
Guangdong Hakka subgroup ⓘ
linked to:
Meixian Hakka
|
| closelyRelatedTo |
Wuhua Hakka
ⓘ
Xingning Hakka ⓘ |
| country | China ⓘ |
| glottologClassification | Hakka-Meixian ⓘ |
| hasAlternativeName |
Meixian Hakka
ⓘ
Meizhou Hakka ⓘ
linked to:
Meixian Hakka
Moiyen dialect ⓘ |
| hasCulturalRole | marker of Hakka identity in Meizhou area ⓘ |
| hasFeature |
lack of retroflex initials compared to Mandarin
ⓘ
use of sentence-final particles for aspect and mood ⓘ |
| hasPhonemeInventory | rich inventory of voiceless unaspirated and aspirated stops ⓘ |
| hasRomanization |
Pha̍k-fa-sṳ
ⓘ
various Latin-based Hakka romanization schemes ⓘ |
| hasSyllableStructure | (C)(G)V(C) ⓘ |
| hasToneSystem | multiple lexical tones ⓘ |
| ISO639-6Code | hakk (macro language, includes Meixian) ⓘ |
| languageBranch |
Sinitic languages
ⓘ
linked to:
Chinese language
|
| languageFamily | Sino-Tibetan languages ⓘ |
| languageGroup |
Hakka Chinese
ⓘ
linked to:
Hakka language
|
| linguisticTypology | analytic language ⓘ |
| mutualIntelligibility | partially intelligible with other Hakka dialects ⓘ |
| phonologicalFeature |
absence of entering tone category as separate tone class in some analyses
ⓘ
distinction between yin and yang tones ⓘ preservation of final stops -p -t -k ⓘ |
| primaryCenter | Meixian District ⓘ |
| regardedAs | standard form of the Hakka language ⓘ |
| region |
Eastern Guangdong
ⓘ
linked to:
eastern Guangdong
Meixian District ⓘ |
| spokenIn |
China
ⓘ
Guangdong Province ⓘ Meixian District ⓘ Meizhou ⓘ |
| standardFor |
Hakka Chinese
ⓘ
linked to:
Hakka
|
| subgroupOf |
Hakka Chinese
ⓘ
linked to:
Hakka language
|
| usedAs |
basis for some Hakka Bible translations
ⓘ
reference dialect in Hakka linguistic descriptions ⓘ |
| usedBy | Hakka people ⓘ |
| usedIn |
Hakka broadcasting and media
ⓘ
Hakka language education materials ⓘ |
| wordOrder | SVO ⓘ |
| writingSystem | Chinese characters ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Meixian dialect Description of subject: The Meixian dialect is a major variety of Hakka Chinese spoken in Meixian District, Guangdong, and often regarded as the standard form of the Hakka language.
Referenced by (5)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
linked to: Meixian dialect
linked to: Meixian dialect
linked to: Meixian dialect
linked to: Meixian dialect