Jiao Liao Mandarin
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Jiao–Liao or Jiaoliao Mandarin (
) is a primary dialect of Mandarin Chinese spoken on the Shandong (aka Jiaodong) Peninsulas, from Yantai
Yantai
Yantai is a prefecture-level city in northeastern Shandong province, People's Republic of China. Located on the southern coast of the Bohai Sea and the eastern coast of the Laizhou Bay, Yantai borders the cities of Qingdao and Weihai to the southwest and east respectively.The largest fishing...

 to Qingdao
Qingdao
' also known in the West by its postal map spelling Tsingtao, is a major city with a population of over 8.715 million in eastern Shandong province, Eastern China. Its built up area, made of 7 urban districts plus Jimo city, is home to about 4,346,000 inhabitants in 2010.It borders Yantai to the...

, and Liaodong Peninsulas, from Dalian
Dalian
Dalian is a major city and seaport in the south of Liaoning province, Northeast China. It faces Shandong to the south, the Yellow Sea to the east and the Bohai Sea to the west and south. Holding sub-provincial administrative status, Dalian is the southernmost city of Northeast China and China's...

 to Dandong
Dandong
Dandong , previously known as Andong and Antung, is a city in Liaoning Province, Northeast China. It lies on the border between China and North Korea, which is marked by the Yalu River, and is the largest border city in China. Also, to the southwest of the city, the river flows into Korea Bay...

, in northeast China.
Yantai, Dalian, and Weihai
Weihai
Weihai is a city in eastern Shandong Province, People's Republic of China. It is the easternmost prefecture-level city of the province and a major seaport. Between 1898 and 1930, the town was a British colony known as Weihaiwei or the Weihai Garrison , and sometimes as Port Edward...

 dialects are the standard Jiao-Liao Mandarin.
Jiao-Liao Mandarin is also called Lai Chinese.

Sub-dialects

  • Dalian dialect
    Dalian dialect
    Dalian dialect is the dialect of Mandarin spoken on the Liaodong Peninsula, including the city of Dalian and parts of Dandong and Yingkou. Dalian dialect shares many similarities with the Qingdao dialect spoken on Shandong Peninsula across Bohai Strait; hence the name Jiao Liao Mandarin...

  • Qingdao dialect
    Qingdao dialect
    Qingdao dialect is the local dialect of the city of Qingdao, in China's Shandong Province.Often characterized as requiring a "fat tongue", the Qingdao dialect often adds a "th" sound to Mandarin's "sh", "x", and "s"...

  • Weihai dialect
    Weihai dialect
    Weihai dialect is a dialect of Mandarin spoken in and around the city of Weihai, in eastern Shandong province....

  • Yantai dialect
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