港普

Gǎngpǔ
noun

Meanings

  1. 1 Hong Kong-accented Mandarin (a Cantonese-influenced variety of Standard Mandarin)

Examples

Tā de Gǎngpǔ tèbié kě'ài, tīngzhe jiù xiǎng xiào.
His Hong Kong-accented Mandarin is really cute — it makes you smile just to hear it.
Hěn duō Xiānggǎng míngxīng shàng dàlù zōngyì jiémù shí dōu shuō Gǎngpǔ.
Many Hong Kong celebrities speak Hong Kong-accented Mandarin when they appear on mainland variety shows.

Tips

usage
Blend of (Hong Kong, short for 香港) + (Mandarin, short for 普通话). Typical features: missing or wrong tones, n/l confusion ( said as lěi), no retroflex sounds (sh/ch/zh become s/c/z), and Cantonese-style word order leaking through.
culture
Often affectionate rather than mocking. Stars like 刘德华 (Andy Lau), 张学友 (Jacky Cheung), and especially 's TVB-era cast popularized a recognizably 'cute' Hong Kong Mandarin sound for mainland audiences.

Stroke Order

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