The Shanghainese language, also known as the Shanghai dialect, or Hu language, is a variety of Wu Chinese spoken in the central districts of the city of Shanghai and its surrounding areas. It is classified as part of the Sino-Tibetan language family.

Shanghainese people (Chinese: 上海人; pinyin: Shànghǎirén; Shanghainese: Zaanhe-nyin [zɑ̃̀hɛ́.ɲɪ̀ɲ]) are an ethnic group of Shanghai Hukou descent or people who have ancestral roots from Shanghai. Most Shanghainese are descended from immigrants from nearby provinces of Zhejiang and Jiangsu.According to 1990 census, 85% of Shanghainese people trace their …

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Shanghainese is a dialect of Wu spoken by about 14 million people in Shanghai. There are also many Shanghainese speakers in Hong Kong. There is no standard written form of Shanghainese and it rarely appears in writing.

2016年1月3日 · Shanghainese 这个词最早出现是在1964年 Asia Magazine 的一篇文章里。 在已有很常用的说法、这些说法又不带有蔑称、贬义等意味时，另造新词是不太实用的做法。

Many Shanghainese see their mother tongue as an essential element of the Shanghainese identity. However, Shanghainese and other Wu dialects have been facing a slow and silent decline against the vast dominance of Mandarin in Chinese society over the past fifty years.

Shanghainese Dictionary Online. 四、基础声调. 上海话存在5个声调。以下是仅读单个字的声调情况。

2019年4月7日 · Shanghainese is spoken in the Shanghai district. Shanghainese is distinct from Mandarin Chinese, and are many efforts to preserve the language today.

Shanghainese is a representative dialect of Wu Chinese spoken in the central districts of Shanghai, China. It is one of the most widely spoken dialects of Wu Chinese and serves as a lingua franca in the Greater Shanghai area .

What is Shanghainese? Shanghainese, known as 上海话 (Shànghǎi huà) in Mandarin, is a dialect of the Wu Chinese language group. Shanghainese is the third most spoken Chinese language or dialect after Mandarin and Cantonese. Shanghainese is spoken by almost 14 million people and is primarily spoken in the Yangtze River Delta region in China.