| although; even though | to talk; speech; to speak to talk; speech; to speak; to tell; to explain | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| trad. (雖講) | 雖 | 講 | |
| simp. (虽讲) | 虽 | 讲 | |
雖講
| Variety | Location | Words |
|---|---|---|
| Classical Chinese | 雖 | |
| Formal (Written Standard Chinese) | 雖然, 雖則, 雖說 | |
| Northeastern Mandarin | Beijing | 雖然 |
| Taiwan | 雖然 | |
| Harbin | 雖說 | |
| Singapore | 雖然 | |
| Central Plains Mandarin | Luoyang | 雖說 |
| Xi'an | 雖說 | |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Chengdu | 雖然, 雖說 |
| Jianghuai Mandarin | Yangzhou | 雖說 |
| Cantonese | Guangzhou | 雖然, 雖則 |
| Hong Kong | 雖然, 雖則 | |
| Taishan | 雖然 | |
| Singapore (Guangfu) | 雖然 | |
| Gan | Nanchang | 雖話 |
| Hakka | Meixian | 雖然 |
| Miaoli (N. Sixian) | 雖然 | |
| Pingtung (Neipu; S. Sixian) | 雖然 | |
| Hsinchu County (Zhudong; Hailu) | 雖然 | |
| Taichung (Dongshi; Dabu) | 雖然 | |
| Hsinchu County (Qionglin; Raoping) | 雖然 | |
| Yunlin (Lunbei; Zhao'an) | 雖然 | |
| Huizhou | Jixi | 雖則其然 |
| Eastern Min | Fuzhou | 雖然 |
| Southern Min | Xiamen | 雖然, 雖罔, 雖講 |
| Quanzhou | 雖然 | |
| Zhangzhou | 雖然, 雖罔 | |
| Tainan | 雖然, 雖罔 | |
| Singapore (Hokkien) | 雖然 | |
| Manila (Hokkien) | 雖然 | |
| Jieyang | 雖呾, 名呾 | |
| Singapore (Teochew) | 雖然 | |
| Wu | Shanghai | 雖然, 雖則 |
| Shanghai (Chongming) | 雖則 | |
| Ningbo | 雖則 | |
| Xiang | Changsha | 雖然得, 雖然得是 |