"Chaoshan and Hakka people were both "Yankees" from outside. What is the difference between them?"

I am from Chaoshan, but I also have Hakka ancestry because my mother is a Hakka. So speaking of it, this issue is quite touching. How should I put it? The difference between Chaoshan people and Hakka people is still very obvious. Let’s talk about it from several aspects.

1. The Chaoshan people rely on the sea to eat, while the Hakka people rely on the mountains to eat.

The Chaoshan people migrated from the Central Plains, but stopped in Fujian on the way, and then moved to what is now eastern Guangdong. area. The place of residence is close to the sea, so people often make a living by fishing at sea. Because there are many people and little land, they have been fond of going out to do business since ancient times. Hakka people generally live in the mountains. This may be related to the fact that they are ancient Han people from the mountains of Lingnan. People in the mountains are generally honest, simple, and very enthusiastic.

2. Chaoshan people have a marine personality and advocate doing business, while Hakka people have an adult personality and advocate reading.

As mentioned before, a place with many people There are few, and it is close to the sea, so it is natural to develop in the direction of the sea. One is fishing, and some are flexible enough to start trading business, and even go further to Southeast Asia to do business. So Chaoshan people like to do business, and what they like to do is of a trade nature. Isn’t there a saying that there are 10 million people in eastern Guangdong and 10 million Chaoshan people overseas? The Hakka people are different. Children in the mountains, if they want to get out of the mountains, they must read more, read good books, and get ahead through reading. Hakka people are also famous for being good at reading, which is also related to the fact that Hakka people attach great importance to education.

3. Chaoshan people speak Chaoshan dialect, which belongs to the Hokkien language family. The Hakka dialect is Hakka, which is said to be ancient Chinese.

Of the two dialects, I mainly speak Chaoshan dialect, which I often speak. I have basically forgotten all about Hakka, because my mother doesn’t usually speak Hakka. I remember she taught me a few words when I was a child, but now I don’t know how to speak it. Chaoshan dialect is notoriously difficult to learn. It is comparable to the most difficult Wenzhou dialect. Hakka dialect is much better. It has a vernacular accent and is quite easy to understand.

The difference between the two words is still very big.

In fact, the differences are far more than that. Here are just three of the most obvious features. There are many other aspects, so I won’t go into details here.