土话

土話

tǔhuà

noun #48,807

Meanings

1 local dialect
2 vernacular
3 colloquial slang

Characters

earth; local; rustic

speech; language

Examples

HSK 3

奶奶说土话，我有时候听不懂。

Nǎinai shuō tǔhuà, wǒ yǒushíhou tīngbudǒng.

Grandma speaks the local dialect - sometimes I can't understand her.

HSK 4

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.

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