Why is Sichuan dialect close to Cantonese?

Sichuan dialect is related to Cantonese. Sichuan Shu dialect and immigrant dialects from Huguang, Guangdong and Jiangxi gradually evolved and merged.

The historical origin of Sichuan dialect and Cantonese;

Sichuan dialect belongs to the southwest mandarin of Chinese. Sichuan dialect was formed in the period of "Huguang filling Sichuan" during the Kangxi period of Qing Dynasty. Some linguists believe that Sichuan dialect is not the same as Sichuan dialect.

However, due to its strong position in Sichuan, Sichuan dialect is actually a common language. Generally speaking, users of Tuguang dialect and Laohuguang dialect are also users of Sichuan dialect. In some Tibetan, Yi and Qiang areas, especially Kangding, Yajiang, Zhaojue, Marcand, Songpan and Danba, Sichuan dialect with similar accents is also widely used.

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Introduction of Sichuan dialect and Cantonese;

There are significant differences between Sichuan dialect and Putonghua in word form and many differences between Sichuan dialect and Putonghua in syllable number. For example, some monosyllabic words in Sichuan dialect correspond to disyllabic words in Mandarin.

The source of Cantonese is the elegant language from the northern Central Plains and the Chu language of Chu State. Cantonese is widely used in overseas Chinese communities in central and western Guangdong, Hongkong, Macau, southeastern Guangxi and southern China, such as Kuala Lumpur, Ho Chi Minh City, Sydney, Melbourne, Christmas Island, new york, San Francisco, Vancouver and Toronto.

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