What does Xinghua dialect mean?

(1) Xinghua dialect refers to the local dialect in xinghua city, Jiangsu Province, also known as Xinghua dialect. Different from Putonghua or ordinary southern dialect, Xinghua dialect has its own unique language system and expression. Due to historical reasons and geographical environment, Xinghua dialect has been influenced by foreign languages to varying degrees. For example, in the late Qing Dynasty and the early Republic of China, many British businessmen set up trading companies in xinghua city. In order to let settled British businessmen master the local language quickly, a large number of English words have been added to Xinghua dialect, and even some English grammars have appeared. However, with the development of the times, Xinghua dialect is gradually influenced by standardized Chinese, and many unique words and expressions in Xinghua dialect are gradually eliminated or restricted.

(2) The pronunciation and intonation of Xinghua dialect is also unique in Jiangsu dialect. Xinghua dialect has an obvious tendency to "stop the sound", and there are often some initial defects or irregular syllables. At the same time, the intonation vocabulary of Xinghua dialect contains four tones, and the tones are relatively average. This is quite different from the intonation of Nanjing dialect and Shanghai dialect, which makes Xinghua dialect more regional and unforgettable.

(3) The language expression of Xinghua dialect is very vivid. In Xinghua, people often use humorous words to express their feelings and opinions. For example, there is an idiom in Xinghua dialect called "being kept in the dark", which means that the woman who is a matchmaker is full of happiness when she sees that the couple she arranged are finally married. This vivid and distinctive language style is also an important aspect of cultural heritage, which has won xinghua city the reputation of "land of immortals and splendid land".