The difference between Sichuan dialect and Putonghua

Sichuan dialect has a great influence in southwest China and belongs to a branch of Southwest Mandarin, a northern Chinese dialect. Its pronunciation, vocabulary, grammar, etc. It has great consistency with Mandarin, but it also has different characteristics, the biggest difference is pronunciation. The phonetic system of Sichuan dialect * * * has 20 initials, 36 finals and 4 tones, and there are also vowel inflections.

The first letter of a Chinese syllable

There are 20 initials in Sichuan dialect, and the total number is less than that in Mandarin. Only the front sound of the tip of the tongue, no back sound of the tip of the tongue. [n] and [l] are not equal.

Sichuan dialect has 36 vowels, the total number is less than that of Mandarin.

Moreover, Sichuan dialect has no tongue coating, only a flat tongue, which is different from Mandarin.