Tianjin dialect

Tianjin
天津话
Tiānjīnhuà
Native toPeople's Republic of China
RegionCity of Tianjin
Sabah, Malaysia
Language codes
ISO 639-3
ISO 639-6tjin
Glottologtian1238
IETFcmn-u-sd-cntj
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The Tianjin dialect (simplified Chinese: 天津话; traditional Chinese: 天津話; pinyin: Tiānjīnhuà) is a Mandarin dialect spoken in the city of Tianjin, China. It is comprehensible to speakers of other Mandarin dialects, though its greatest deviation from the others lies in its individual tones, and the lack of retroflex consonants. The regional characteristics make the dialect an important part of the Tianjin city identity, and sharply contrasts with the dialect of nearby Beijing, despite relatively similar phonology.