Characteristics of military dialects

Military pronunciation is based on Jiangxi pronunciation (the descendants of military dialects are mainly in eastern Jiangxi, especially in Jinxi County, Fuzhou), and it is a mixture of Cantonese, Minnan, Hakka and other dialects, so it is easy to understand this dialect as long as you know Mandarin or one of the other three dialects. Someone used to joke that "you can speak military language and travel all over the world." Generally speaking, people who know military sounds can also understand the other three dialects. This mixed dialect makes the protection of military sounds very difficult. It is easier to follow the sounds of common dialects in nearby cities. For example, in Pinghai, Guangdong, the military sounds spoken by each generation are not very similar. Nowadays, most young people go out to study and work, and they are exposed to more Mandarin or Cantonese, so their military sounds will contain more Mandarin or Cantonese.