western ▁Mand arin ▁vari eties , ▁there ▁are ▁four ▁t ones ▁in ▁the ▁Wu han ▁dialect . ▁W ords ▁with ▁the ▁checked ▁tone ▁in ▁Middle ▁Chinese ▁became ▁the ▁light ▁level ▁tone ▁on ▁a ▁large ▁scale , ▁with ▁certain ▁exceptions . ▁▁ ▁Dark ▁level ▁ 5 5 ▁( also ▁ 4 4 ) ▁ ▁Light ▁level ▁ 2 1 3 ▁▁ ▁Fall ing ▁ 4 2 ▁▁ ▁R ising ▁ 3 5 ▁ ▁Ne ut ral ▁ ▁Mor ph ology ▁The ▁morph ology ▁of ▁the ▁Wu han ▁dialect ▁shows ▁both ▁strong ▁features ▁of ▁Southern ▁Chinese ▁and ▁phen omena ▁of ▁language ▁contact ▁with ▁neighbour ing ▁languages , ▁particularly ▁X i ang ▁language . ▁ ▁V oc ab ul ary ▁Wu han ▁dialect ▁typically ▁uses ▁many ▁words ▁that ▁are ▁considered ▁sl ang , ▁and ▁therefore ▁occur ▁much ▁less ▁or ▁not ▁at ▁all ▁in ▁Standard ▁Chinese . ▁ ▁Spe akers ▁not ▁native ▁to ▁Wu han ▁may ▁have ▁trouble ▁understanding ▁many ▁or ▁most ▁of ▁these . ▁Ex amples ▁include : ▁▁ ▁is ▁a ▁popular ▁way ▁to ▁say ▁' h aving ▁breakfast ' ▁in ▁Wu han . ▁ ▁pron ounced ▁' hé ▁q <0xC7> <0x96> ▁m ā ▁q <0xC7> <0x96> ' ▁means ▁' very ▁dark '. ▁ ▁means ▁' mess ing ▁around '. ▁ ▁pron ounced ▁' d á ▁da o ' ▁means ▁' fall ing ▁over ▁care lessly '. ▁ ▁means ▁' why ▁not ▁just ; ▁might ▁as ▁well '. ▁ ▁means ▁' miss '. ▁ ▁means ▁' a ▁man ' s ▁mother - in - law '.