<p>There ARE dialect dictionaries available in this country, for example:<br>
<a href="https://baike.baidu.com/item/%E7%8E%B0%E4%BB%A3%E6%B1%89%E8%AF%AD%E6%96%B9%E8%A8%80%E5%A4%A7%E8%AF%8D%E5%85%B8/7763435" rel="nofollow noreferrer">现代汉语方言大词典</a><br>
But it includes 41(!) volumes and may cost you more than $300. </p>

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2019-06-26T23:59:54.400Z
Holy sh*! I hope that's RMB. lol
Enrico Brasil
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2019-06-19T00:59:33.447Z
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Winfred Huang
<p>I often come across words like this in a dictionary:</p>

<blockquote>
  <p>肚皮 &lt;方> 腹部; 肚子 (dù·zi)。</p>
</blockquote>

<p>I would like to know if there's a way (a website or a dictionary or whatever other way instead of asking someone) where I can search what 方言 the word came from and what is its relevance to <em>putonghua</em> (if it's used at all and its acceptance, etc).</p>

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2019-06-19T13:08:22.050Z
[English Wiktionary](https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/%E8%82%9A%E7%9A%AE) has your particular query.
Michaelyus
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2019-06-27T00:13:03.690Z
It's really cool that it has a dialectal map showing where each variety is used. How can I know how widely is its usage and acceptance in putonghua, though?
Enrico Brasil
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How can I find where a dialect word come from?
# How can I find where a dialect word come from?

(Asked by: username_0 on 2019-06-18)

I often come across words like this in a dictionary:

> 肚皮 <方> 腹部; 肚子 (dù·zi)。

I would like to know if there's a way (a website or a dictionary or whatever other way instead of asking someone) where I can search what 方言 the word came from and what is its relevance to *putonghua* (if it's used at all and its acceptance, etc).

**Tags:** topolect

> **Comments:**
> **username_1**: [English Wiktionary](https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/%E8%82%9A%E7%9A%AE) has your particular query.  
> **username_0**: It's really cool that it has a dialectal map showing where each variety is used. How can I know how widely is its usage and acceptance in putonghua, though?  

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### Answer by username_2 on 2019-06-19. Score: 3 | Accepted answer

There ARE dialect dictionaries available in this country, for example:  
[现代汉语方言大词典](https://baike.baidu.com/item/%E7%8E%B0%E4%BB%A3%E6%B1%89%E8%AF%AD%E6%96%B9%E8%A8%80%E5%A4%A7%E8%AF%8D%E5%85%B8/7763435)  
But it includes 41(!) volumes and may cost you more than $300.

> **Comments:**
> **username_0**: Holy sh*! I hope that's RMB. lol  

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