Meixian dialect
| Meixian | |
|---|---|
| 梅縣話 | |
| Pronunciation | [moi˩ jan˥ fa˥˧] |
| Native to | Guangdong, Taiwan, Malaysia, Singapore, Thailand, Indonesia |
| Region | Meixian |
| Chinese characters | |
| Language codes | |
| ISO 639-3 | – |
| Glottolog | yuet1238 |
| Linguasphere | 79-AAA-gam |
The Meixian dialect (Chinese: 梅縣話; Pha̍k-fa-sṳ: Mòi-yan-fa; IPA: [moi˩ jan˥ fa˥˧]), also known as Moiyan dialect, as well as Meizhou dialect (梅州話), or Jiaying dialect and Gayin dialect, Kayin dialect is the prestige dialect of Hakka Chinese. It is named after Meixian District, Meizhou, Guangdong. Sixian dialect (in Taiwan) is very similar to Meixian dialect.