Contrasting inferred correspondence patterns with Middle Chinese reconstructions (MC) and tone patterns (MC Tones: P: píng (flat), S: shǎng (rising), Q: qù (falling), R: rù (stop coda)) for representative dialects of the major groups (Běijīng, Sūzhōu, Chángshā, Nánchāng, Méixiàn, Táoyuán, Guǎngzhōu, Fúzhōu, Táiběi).