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Dec 24, 2019 · The Beijing accent is defined by its distinctive emphasis on the ‘r’ at the end of words and sentences; speaking the local dialect can make you feel like a swashbuckling pirate! In addition to this difference in pronunciation, the city has its own vocabulary of unique colloquialisms that don’t exist anywhere else in China.
Some Beijing phrases may be somewhat disseminated outside Beijing: 抠门儿 ; kōumer ; 'stingy'', 'miserly', now used outside Beijing 劳驾 ; láojia ; 'excuse me!', heard often on public transportation, from Classical Chinese
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Apr 27, 2020 · 嘛呢 means “what are you doing?”. It’s to the point and rarely found in any beginners Mandarin textbook. So if your friend steals the last 串儿 from the plate and you want to put them straight, you can throw in this handy Beijing phrase. If you want to keep things more polite, you can say 您嘛呢 nín má ne. “您nín” being the polite way to say “you”.
Number of words in the Beijing Dialect Erhua Dictionary (北京话儿化词典): 7,000 words. Number of words and phrases in the recently published Beijing Dialect Dictionary (北京话词典): 3,250 single-character words, and 16.400 multi-character phrases.
Apr 10, 2023 · 7 common Beijing words and Beijing phrases to use. 1. Bèi ér 倍儿—very. 2. Lū chuàn ér 撸串儿—to eat. 3. Xiōng shì chǎo jīdàn 胸是炒鸡蛋—tomatoes with scrambled eggs. 4. Jī zéi 鸡贼—chicken thief. 5. Fà xiǎo ér 发小儿—childhood friends. 6. Lǎo pào ér 老炮儿—old loafer. 7. Yǎnlì jiàn ér 眼力见儿—to act appropriately in social situations. Frequently asked questions.
Sep 16, 2020 · Here are some easy tricks to help you master 北京话, the Beijing dialect. The Beijing dialect is probably the most well-known dialect among Chinese speakers. With its symbolic accent and special greetings, 北京话 (Běi jīng huà) is the very pride of people who grew up in this city. And when you speak Chinese with a Beijing accent, it ...
The Beijing dialect ( simplified Chinese: 北京话; traditional Chinese: 北京話; pinyin: Běijīnghuà ), also known as Pekingese and Beijingese, is the prestige dialect of Mandarin spoken in the urban area of Beijing, China.
