Tags: Language.
Chinese (hànyǔ 汉语/漢語 or zhōngguóhuà 中国话/中國話) comprises many regional language varieties sometimes grouped together as the Chinese dialects the primary ones being Mandarin Wu Yue and Min. These are not mutually intelligible and even many of the regional varieties (especially Min) are themselves composed of a number of non-mutually-intelligible subvarieties. As a result some linguists typically refer to these varieties as separate languages.
