<p>This resource recommends learning Mandarin first, and then learning Chongqinghua using Mandarin. <a href="http://www.chinese-forums.com/index.php?/topic/35629-resources-for-learning-chongqinghua/" rel="nofollow">http://www.chinese-forums.com/index.php?/topic/35629-resources-for-learning-chongqinghua/</a></p>

<p>This post claims it's almost identical to Mandarin with different tones and the trend is for it to be rolled into Mandarin since it's so similar already. <a href="http://matthewsoren.blogspot.com/2009/06/chongqinghua-chongqing-dialect.html" rel="nofollow">http://matthewsoren.blogspot.com/2009/06/chongqinghua-chongqing-dialect.html</a></p>

<p>Then Google stops giving interesting results. It seems like given it's intense similarities to Mandarin and obscurity in the west, your best bet to study it is actually to study it using Mandarin as a basis.</p>

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Thanks for your answer. I like the argumentation you used. I'm aware that there are a few resources online as i first searched by myself. I'm currently studying Mandarin and that is my base..On top of that i'd like to learn Chongqinghua because im planning to go Chongqing and even  settle down there if i have a chance. I'll learn directly there anyway if you find other resources i'd be glad to read them.
Fabio
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Strictly speaking the Chongqing dialect is a part of the Southwestern Mandarin sub-topolect, so in other words it is still Mandarin. It's not about what this post claims, it is how it's linguistically classified. Anyway my inclination is for Fabio to learn the dialect while surrounded by people who speak it.
deutschZuid
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@JamesJiao Yes i will definitely do it
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<p>As a form of Southwestern Mandarin, you can approach the Chongqing dialect with resources designed for Sichuanese in general. The English Wikipedia gives a lot of resources on "Si<sup>4</sup>cuan<sup>1</sup>hua<sup>4</sup>", including a good overview of the <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sichuanese_Mandarin#Phonology">phonology</a>, and a introduction to <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sichuanese_Pinyin">Sichuanese Pinyin</a>. The Chinese Wikipedia gives a little more detail on the <a href="http://zh.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E6%88%90%E6%B8%9D%E8%AF%9D">Chengdu-Chongqing dialect</a>.</p>

<p>As for books, most will naturally be in Chinese. In English, there is the Lonely Planet China Phrasebook, which includes Sichuanese, but with a very idiosyncratic romanisation. Otherwise, there are only academic papers (e.g. Malmqvist's <a href="http://rads.stackoverflow.com/amzn/click/B007VR8EHQ">Syntax of Bound Forms in Sïch'uanese</a>), although there are quite a few that mention Sichuanese or one of its constituent topolects.</p>

<p>Of the free papers that I was able to find in Chinese, there is <a href="http://xbbjb.swu.cn/wkxb/2005/3/2005-3-177.pdf">this</a> on the evolution of the checked tone from Middle Chinese through early Southwestern Mandarin to the modern Chongqing dialect.</p>

<p>There are naturally quite a few books about Sichuanese and the Chongqing dialect in Chinese, among them the <a href="http://www.worldcat.org/title/si-chuan-fang-yan-ci-yu-kao-shi/oclc/301957977">四川方言詞語考釋</a> (ISBN: <a href="http://www.openisbn.com/isbn/7806593713/">7806593713</a>), the <a href="http://www.worldcat.org/title/sichuan-fang-yan-ci-hui-yan-jiu/oclc/662405345">四川方言词汇研究</a> (ISBN: <a href="http://www.openisbn.com/isbn/7500488165/">7500488165</a>), both about vocabulary; and <a href="http://www.worldcat.org/title/sichuan-fang-yan-yu-pu-tong-hua/oclc/15397979">四川方言与普通话</a> (ISBN unknown; published 1982) compares it to Standard Mandarin. Sichuanese-to-Chinese dictionaries include <a href="http://books.google.co.uk/books?id=p-C6AAAAIAAJ">this one from 1987</a>; there is <a href="http://www.worldcat.org/title/chongqing-fangyan-cidian/oclc/669317299">one for the Chongqing dialect</a> in particular (ISBN: 7562113378, apparently); also, one for the related Chengdu dialect from 1998, <a href="http://www.worldcat.org/title/cheng-du-fang-yan-ci-dian/oclc/298159551">成都方言词典</a> (ISBN: <a href="http://rads.stackoverflow.com/amzn/click/7534334209">7534334209</a> apparently), was one of the rather epic 现代汉语方言大词典 series. There is also a course, <a href="http://www.worldcat.org/title/sichuan-fang-yan-hui-tong/oclc/298408251">四川方言会通</a> (ISBN: <a href="http://openisbn.com/isbn/7807521880/">7807521880</a>), apparently published in 2008.</p>

<p>Elsewhere on the Internet, there are quite a few websites in English based on Chengdu Sichuanese rather than Chongqing Sichuanese. Among them, this <a href="http://www.npr.org/blogs/chengdu/2008/04/sichuan_accent.html">Chengdu diary</a> has an entry concentrating on dialect; there are a few guides to the phonology on <a href="http://www.gochengdoo.com/en/blog/item/2380/sichuanhua_speaking_mandarin_with_a_southwestern_accent">gochengdoo.com</a>; and there is an interesting Sichuanese primer on the blog <a href="http://long-legged-fly.blogspot.co.uk/search/label/sichuanhua%20primer">Long Legged Fly</a>. There is a now (in)famous video of a white American person speaking some Sichuanese <a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EWZBF5rWoMo">here on YouTube</a>; the Tudou version is <a href="http://www.tudou.com/programs/view/c3Jnlu9shtk/">here</a>. Also some <a href="http://www.tudou.com/programs/view/xA2DpdtJN5I/">here on Tudou</a>. Plus a few courses on the Chongqing dialect can be on <a href="http://www.fyan8.com/chongqing/">fyan8.com</a>.</p>

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great answer.Thanks a lot. You even could find some books. Yes i know chongqinghua is similar to the dialect spoken in Sichuan (before Chongqing was part of Sichuan), anyway there are some differences between sichuan, chongqing and chengdu dialects. I will learn dialect directly in Chongqing but i was interested in reading something about it in advance and you provided me good resources.
Fabio
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I wish I could give more than one up vote!
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@Michaelyus If you call yourself amateur, you are using the word very loosely, in a very professional way ... -.- up vote.
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<p>I'd like to learn the Chongqing dialect or chongqinghua. If anyone can help me to find resources like phrasebooks, differences with putonghua, or any article on this topic, I would be thankful.</p>

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Are there online resources for learning the Chongqing dialect?
# Are there online resources for learning the Chongqing dialect?

(Asked by: username_0 on 2012-12-17)

I'd like to learn the Chongqing dialect or chongqinghua. If anyone can help me to find resources like phrasebooks, differences with putonghua, or any article on this topic, I would be thankful.

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## 2 answers

### Answer by username_3 on 2012-12-18. Score: 7 | Accepted answer

As a form of Southwestern Mandarin, you can approach the Chongqing dialect with resources designed for Sichuanese in general. The English Wikipedia gives a lot of resources on "Si4cuan1hua4", including a good overview of the [phonology](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sichuanese_Mandarin#Phonology), and a introduction to [Sichuanese Pinyin](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sichuanese_Pinyin). The Chinese Wikipedia gives a little more detail on the [Chengdu-Chongqing dialect](http://zh.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E6%88%90%E6%B8%9D%E8%AF%9D).

As for books, most will naturally be in Chinese. In English, there is the Lonely Planet China Phrasebook, which includes Sichuanese, but with a very idiosyncratic romanisation. Otherwise, there are only academic papers (e.g. Malmqvist's [Syntax of Bound Forms in Sïch'uanese](http://rads.stackoverflow.com/amzn/click/B007VR8EHQ)), although there are quite a few that mention Sichuanese or one of its constituent topolects.

Of the free papers that I was able to find in Chinese, there is [this](http://xbbjb.swu.cn/wkxb/2005/3/2005-3-177.pdf) on the evolution of the checked tone from Middle Chinese through early Southwestern Mandarin to the modern Chongqing dialect.

There are naturally quite a few books about Sichuanese and the Chongqing dialect in Chinese, among them the [四川方言詞語考釋](http://www.worldcat.org/title/si-chuan-fang-yan-ci-yu-kao-shi/oclc/301957977) (ISBN: [7806593713](http://www.openisbn.com/isbn/7806593713/)), the [四川方言词汇研究](http://www.worldcat.org/title/sichuan-fang-yan-ci-hui-yan-jiu/oclc/662405345) (ISBN: [7500488165](http://www.openisbn.com/isbn/7500488165/)), both about vocabulary; and [四川方言与普通话](http://www.worldcat.org/title/sichuan-fang-yan-yu-pu-tong-hua/oclc/15397979) (ISBN unknown; published 1982) compares it to Standard Mandarin. Sichuanese-to-Chinese dictionaries include [this one from 1987](http://books.google.co.uk/books?id=p-C6AAAAIAAJ); there is [one for the Chongqing dialect](http://www.worldcat.org/title/chongqing-fangyan-cidian/oclc/669317299) in particular (ISBN: 7562113378, apparently); also, one for the related Chengdu dialect from 1998, [成都方言词典](http://www.worldcat.org/title/cheng-du-fang-yan-ci-dian/oclc/298159551) (ISBN: [7534334209](http://rads.stackoverflow.com/amzn/click/7534334209) apparently), was one of the rather epic 现代汉语方言大词典 series. There is also a course, [四川方言会通](http://www.worldcat.org/title/sichuan-fang-yan-hui-tong/oclc/298408251) (ISBN: [7807521880](http://openisbn.com/isbn/7807521880/)), apparently published in 2008.

Elsewhere on the Internet, there are quite a few websites in English based on Chengdu Sichuanese rather than Chongqing Sichuanese. Among them, this [Chengdu diary](http://www.npr.org/blogs/chengdu/2008/04/sichuan_accent.html) has an entry concentrating on dialect; there are a few guides to the phonology on [gochengdoo.com](http://www.gochengdoo.com/en/blog/item/2380/sichuanhua_speaking_mandarin_with_a_southwestern_accent); and there is an interesting Sichuanese primer on the blog [Long Legged Fly](http://long-legged-fly.blogspot.co.uk/search/label/sichuanhua%20primer). There is a now (in)famous video of a white American person speaking some Sichuanese [here on YouTube](http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EWZBF5rWoMo); the Tudou version is [here](http://www.tudou.com/programs/view/c3Jnlu9shtk/). Also some [here on Tudou](http://www.tudou.com/programs/view/xA2DpdtJN5I/). Plus a few courses on the Chongqing dialect can be on [fyan8.com](http://www.fyan8.com/chongqing/).

> **Comments:**
> **username_0**: great answer.Thanks a lot. You even could find some books. Yes i know chongqinghua is similar to the dialect spoken in Sichuan (before Chongqing was part of Sichuan), anyway there are some differences between sichuan, chongqing and chengdu dialects. I will learn dialect directly in Chongqing but i was interested in reading something about it in advance and you provided me good resources.  
> **username_4**: I wish I could give more than one up vote!  
> **username_5**: @username_3 If you call yourself amateur, you are using the word very loosely, in a very professional way ... -.- up vote.  

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### Answer by username_1 on 2012-12-17. Score: 0

This resource recommends learning Mandarin first, and then learning Chongqinghua using Mandarin. <http://www.chinese-forums.com/index.php?/topic/35629-resources-for-learning-chongqinghua/>

This post claims it's almost identical to Mandarin with different tones and the trend is for it to be rolled into Mandarin since it's so similar already. <http://matthewsoren.blogspot.com/2009/06/chongqinghua-chongqing-dialect.html>

Then Google stops giving interesting results. It seems like given it's intense similarities to Mandarin and obscurity in the west, your best bet to study it is actually to study it using Mandarin as a basis.

> **Comments:**
> **username_0**: Thanks for your answer. I like the argumentation you used. I'm aware that there are a few resources online as i first searched by myself. I'm currently studying Mandarin and that is my base..On top of that i'd like to learn Chongqinghua because im planning to go Chongqing and even  settle down there if i have a chance. I'll learn directly there anyway if you find other resources i'd be glad to read them.  
> **username_2**: Strictly speaking the Chongqing dialect is a part of the Southwestern Mandarin sub-topolect, so in other words it is still Mandarin. It's not about what this post claims, it is how it's linguistically classified. Anyway my inclination is for username_0 to learn the dialect while surrounded by people who speak it.  
> **username_0**: @JamesJiao Yes i will definitely do it  

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