方言研究 fāngyányánjiū dialectology Origin Definitions Defs Strokes Stroke Words Sentences Sents 方言 fāngyán noun dialect; topolect A local variety of a language that differs from the standard form and is used in a specific region; also called 土话 tǔhuà or 土语 tǔyǔ研究 yánjiū verb to research to study or investigate a subject systematically