Jian'ou dialect

Jian'ou
Gṳ̿ing-é-dī / 建甌事
Pronunciation[kuiŋ˧ ɪ˥˦ ti˦]
Native toSouthern China
RegionJian'ou, Fujian province
Early forms
Chinese character, Kienning Colloquial Romanized
Language codes
ISO 639-3
Glottologjian1240
Jian'ou dialect
Traditional Chinese建甌話
Simplified Chinese建瓯话
Transcriptions
Standard Mandarin
Hanyu PinyinJiàn'ōuhuà
Alternative Chinese name
Traditional Chinese建甌事
Simplified Chinese建瓯事
Transcriptions
Northern Min
Jian'ou RomanizedGṳ̿ing-é-dī
([kuiŋ˧ ɪ˥˦ ti˦])

The Jian'ou dialect (Northern Min: Gṳ̿ing-é-dī / 建甌事; Chinese: simplified Chinese: 建瓯话; traditional Chinese: 建甌話; pinyin: Jiàn'ōuhuà), also known as Kienow dialect, is a local dialect of Northern Min Chinese spoken in Jian'ou in northern Fujian province. It is regarded as the standard common language in Jian'ou.