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Tong-Tai dialect (Chinese: 通泰方言) also known as Tai-Ru dialect (Chinese: 泰如方言) is a dialect of Jianghuai Mandarin spoken in the middle-east of Jiangsu province. Tong stands for Tongzhou (Chinese: 通州) Ru stands for Rugao/Rudong (Chinese: 如皋/如东) and Tai stands for Taizhou (Chinese: 泰州). This region includes the areas which are to the north of Yangtze River and to the east of Grand Canal.