In General RP, the feature of aspirated vs unaspirated does not change the meaning of a word, but in Zhuji Dialect it distinguishes lexical meanings.

• 辅音有清浊之分，并有送气与不送气之区别。与RP有所不同的是诸暨方言音素中的送气及不送气特征具有区别词义的作用。