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Classification

In Yuan Jiahua 's 1962 dialect manual, Yue dialects were divided into five groups:

In the Language Atlas of China, some varieties spoken in western Guangxi formerly classified as Yue are placed in a separate Pinghua group. The remaining Yue dialects are divided into seven groups. Three groups are found in the watershed of the Pearl River:

The remaining four groups are found in coastal areas:

Anne Yue-Hashimoto has proposed an alternative classification based on a wider sampling of features:

The Dapeng dialect is a variety displaying features of both Cantonese and Hakka, spoken by 3,000–5,500 people in Dapeng, Shenzhen.