本地話

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Chinese

spoken words; speech; dialect
spoken words; speech; dialect; language; talk; conversation; what someone said
 
trad. (本地話) 本地
simp. (本地话) 本地

Pronunciation


Noun

本地話

  1. local lect
    上海本地話上海本地话  ―  Shànghǎi běndìhuà  ―  suburban Shanghainese varieties
  2. (Hong Kong, dated) Waitau dialect of Cantonese, spoken by the Punti
  3. (Hong Kong, more commonly) Standard Cantonese; urban Hong Kong Cantonese
  4. Bendihua (a variety of Chinese, often classified as a variety of Hakka, spoken in Huizhou and neighbouring areas in Guangdong)

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