厳密に言えば、中国は何百万という方言から成り立っている。

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English Translation

Strictly speaking, Chinese consists of hundreds of dialects.

Furigana

厳密(げんみつ)に言(い)えば、中国(ちゅうごく)は何(なん)百(ひゃく)万(まん)という方言(ほうげん)から成(な)り立(た)っている。

Romanji

Genmitsu ni ieba, Chūgoku wa nan hyaku man toiu hōgen kara naritatteiru.

Words

厳密 (げんみつ)

strict; close

に (に)

at (place, time); in; on; during; to (direction, state); toward; into; for (purpose); because of (reason); for; with; by; from; as (i.e. in the role of); per; in; for; a (e.g. "once a month"); and; in addition to; if; although

言う (いう、ゆう)

to say; to utter; to declare; to name; to call; to go (e.g. "the alarm went ping"); to make a noise

中国 (ちゅうごく)

China; Chugoku region of western Honshu (incl. Okayama, Hiroshima, Shimane, Tottori and Yamaguchi prefectures); central part of a country; main region

は (は)

topic marker particle; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis

何 (なに、なん)

what; how many; you-know-what; that; whatsit; what's the expression; what do you call them; what?; hey!

百 (ひゃく、もも、はく)

100; hundred

万 (まん、よろず)

10,000; ten thousand; myriad; everything; all; various

と言う (という、とゆう)

called; named; as many as; as much as; all X; every X

方言 (ほうげん)

dialect

から (から)

from (e.g. time, place, numerical quantity); since; from (originator); by; because; since; out of (constituent, part); through (e.g. window, vestibule); after; since

成り立つ (なりたつ)

to consist of; to be made up of; to be composed of; to be practical (logical, feasible, viable); to be concluded; to hold true