本地話

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. lect of the original inhabitants of an area; indigenous lect
    1. (Hong Kong, dated) Waitau dialect of Cantonese, spoken by the Punti
    2. (Hong Kong, more commonly) Standard Cantonese; urban Hong Kong Cantonese
    3. Bendihua (a variety of Chinese, often classified as a variety of Hakka, spoken in Huizhou and neighbouring areas in Guangdong)
    4. (chiefly Shanghai) suburban Shanghainese varieties, typically not including those of Chongming

Synonyms

  • (Bendihua): 水源話水源话, 蛇話蛇话
  • (Bendihua (Shanghai)): (Northern Wu) 本地閒話本地闲话 (běndìxiánhuà)