鄉下話

Chinese

 
spoken words; speech; dialect
spoken words; speech; dialect; language; talk; conversation; what someone said
trad. (鄉下話) 鄉下
simp. (乡下话) 乡下

Pronunciation


Noun

鄉下話

  1. countryside dialect”; rural dialect
    嗰個阿婆鄉下話 [Cantonese, trad.]
    嗰个阿婆乡下话 [Cantonese, simp.]
    go2 go3 aa3 po4 di1 hoeng1 haa6-2 waa6-2 hou2 naan4 ming4 aa3. [Jyutping]
    That old lady's dialect is hard to understand.
  2. (chiefly Cantonese) language of one's hometown
    自己鄉下話 [Cantonese, trad.]
    自己乡下话 [Cantonese, simp.]
    nei5 sik1 m4 sik1 gong2 zi6 gei2 ge3 hoeng1 haa6-2 waa6-2 gaa3? [Jyutping]
    Do you know how to speak the language of your own hometown?

Usage notes

Often in the context of Cantonese, where it contrasts with Standard (Guangzhou or Hong Kong) Cantonese.

Synonyms

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