Hello, Shanghai.

Hello, Nong! This sentence is the warmest greeting in Shanghai dialect, conveying the rich and unique local culture of Shanghai. Shanghai dialect is a dialect with local characteristics. Speaking it makes people feel cordial and comfortable, more cordial than Mandarin.

In addition to greetings, there are many proverbs with a unique "Shanghai flavor" in Shanghai dialect, such as "Niu Er" (a clever and agile person) and "a beehive" (a complicated alley). Behind every word, there is a strong historical and cultural atmosphere, which makes people seem to have returned to old Shanghai.

Shanghai dialect is not only widely used in daily communication, but also deeply excavated and applied in literature, movies and music. It can be said that Shanghai dialect has long been an important part of Shanghai culture, and its charm and value are being discovered and recognized by more and more people.

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Shanghai dialect, also known as Shanghai dialect, is a language mainly distributed in Shanghai. Wu dialect belongs to a small piece of Taihu Lake in Wu dialect. The wave of immigrants from Shanghai in history has expanded the influence of Shanghainese. For example, in Hongkong, Taiwan Province Province, the United States, Japan, Australia and other countries (regions), Shanghainese also has some users.

With a large number of non-Jiangsu and Zhejiang immigrants moving to Shanghai in recent decades, as well as the restrictions on Shanghai dialect by schools, television and radio, the level of Shanghai dialect of a considerable number of Shanghainese has declined, and even the local culture closely related to Shanghai dialect has gradually disappeared.

Shanghai used to belong to Songjiang prefecture and was once under the jurisdiction of Jiaxing, and its language was mainly Jiaxing dialect. After the establishment of Songjiang Prefecture, Songjiang dialect developed independently on the basis of Jiaxing dialect, forming a relatively backward Songjiang dialect in Wu dialect.

According to the Records of Songjiang Prefecture, in the Ming Dynasty, "Shanghai was the most important city, while Jiaxing was the most important". In the Qing Dynasty, "Shanghai was the most important city, while Suzhou was the most important". Suzhou dialect also has an important influence on Shanghai dialect because of its authority and rich literary forms (Wu novels, legends, tanci, folk songs, etc.). ).

Generally speaking, Shanghainese is not only a language, but also an expression of culture and emotion. Whether as tourists or residents, learning and understanding Shanghai dialect is an exploration and contribution to the city and its culture. I hope everyone can have a deeper understanding and mastery of Shanghai dialect and appreciate its unique charm.