Meaning of 南腔北调
南腔北调 means mixed accent; speak with a jumble of regional accents. Pronounced nán qiāng běi diào.
- mixed accent; speak with a jumble of regional accents
Definitions & Examples
Tā他
zǒu走
nán南
chuǎng闯
běi北
duō多
nián年
，
shuō说
huà话
nán难
miǎn免
yǒu有
xiē些
nán南
qiāng腔
běi北
diào调
。
Having traveled all over the country for years, his speech inevitably has a mixed accent.
Zhè这
ge个
cūn村
zi子
lǐ里
de的
rén人
lái来
zì自
wǔ五
hú湖
sì四
hǎi海
，
dà大
jiā家
shuō说
huà话
dōu都
shì是
nán南
qiāng腔
běi北
diào调
de的
。
People in this village come from all corners of the country, so everyone speaks with a jumble of accents.
Tā他
mó模
fǎng仿
gè各
dì地
fāng方
yán言
，
xué学
dé得
nán南
qiāng腔
běi北
diào调
，
dòu逗
dé得
dà大
jiā家
hā哈
hā哈
dà大
xiào笑
。
He imitated various local dialects, producing such a mixed accent that it made everyone laugh heartily.
Zhè这
bù部
diàn电
shì视
jù剧
de的
yǎn演
yuán员
zhèn阵
róng容
páng庞
dà大
，
duì对
bái白
tīng听
qǐ起
lái来
nán南
qiāng腔
běi北
diào调
，
fēi非
cháng常
zhēn真
shí实
。
This TV drama has a huge cast, and the dialogue sounds authentically mixed with various accents.
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