北京话

北京話

Běijīnghuà

noun

Meanings

1 Beijing dialect
2 the speech of Beijing, characterized by heavy erhua

Characters

speech; dialect

Examples

他一开口就听出来是北京话。

Tā yì kāikǒu jiù tīng chūlái shì Běijīnghuà.

As soon as he opens his mouth you can hear it's Beijing dialect.

北京话的儿化音特别多。

Běijīnghuà de ér huà yīn tèbié duō.

Beijing dialect uses a lot of erhua.

Tips

culture

Standard Mandarin (普通话) is based on Beijing phonology but is not identical to 北京话 — the local dialect has heavier 儿化 (门儿, 这儿), distinct slang (倍儿棒 "really great," 局气), and swallowed syllables.

Stroke Order

北 běi

京 jīng

话 huà