p8nda
p8nda BETA
Home Dictionary Translate Flashcards Sign in

土话

土話
tǔhuà
noun #48,807

Meanings

  1. 1 local dialect
  2. 2 vernacular
  3. 3 colloquial slang

Examples

他一开口就是东北土话。
Tā yì kāikǒu jiùshì Dōngběi tǔhuà.
The moment he opens his mouth, it's Northeastern slang.
奶奶说土话，我有时候听不懂。
Nǎinai shuō tǔhuà, wǒ yǒushíhou tīng bu dǒng.
Grandma speaks the local dialect — sometimes I can't understand her.

Tips

usage
Overlaps with 方言 (fāngyán, regional dialect) but more informal and often pejorative-lite. 方言 is neutral/linguistic; 土话 leans 'rustic', the unpolished speech of one's hometown.

Stroke Order

土 tǔ
话 huà