local accent; dialect accent
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Meanings
1 sense · 3 examplesnoun
local accent; dialectal pronunciation; provincial accent
Refers to the distinctive pronunciation features of a local dialect or regional speech, often contrasted with standard pronunciation.
Tā他
shuō说
huà话
dài带
zhe着
nóng浓
hòu厚
de的
tǔ土
yīn音
。
He speaks with a thick local accent.
Zhè这
gè个
zì字
zài在
dāng当
dì地
fāng方
yán言
lǐ里
de的
tǔ土
yīn音
hěn很
tè特
bié别
。
The local pronunciation of this character in the dialect is very distinctive.
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Jǐn尽
guǎn管
tā他
zài在
chéng城
shì市
shēng生
huó活
le了
duō多
nián年
，
yī一
kāi开
kǒu口
hái还
shì是
néng能
tīng听
chū出
jiā家
xiāng乡
de的
tǔ土
yīn音
。
Even though he has lived in the city for many years, you can still detect his hometown accent as soon as he opens his mouth.