What dialects are there in Hong Kong?

Briefly introduce various Chinese dialects that have been or are still popular in some communities in Hong Kong;

Hakka dialect: Hakka dialect in Hong Kong can be divided into local dialect and immigrant dialect according to the time of arrival in Hong Kong.

Local Hakka dialect, that is, Hakka dialect in the New Territories, has the largest number of native speakers in the New Territories. Hakka in the New Territories is one of the main ethnic groups of Hong Kong aborigines and one of the first "masters" to come to Hong Kong. The reason why they don't call themselves "locals" is only the habit of Hakka people. Hakka people in the New Territories mainly live in the New Territories, and the barren land in Kowloon. In the past, due to the obvious ethnic boundaries between Hakka and local people (Guangfu people), Hakka dialect was well preserved and not assimilated by the surrounding dialects. According to Liu's research [1], in 15. 1 year, there were191%Hakkas in Hong Kong. After the war, due to the influx of refugees into Hong Kong, the proportion of Hakkas in the population decreased, so it reached 18. Hong Kong Hakka dialect was once used by the Hakka Church established by Christian Basai Church, and the Hakka Bible was published in Latin Pinyin, but its popularity was not wide. In addition, the news reports and weather forecasts of Radio Television Hong Kong in the1970s and before will be inserted into the Hakka version after being broadcast in Cantonese, for the convenience of residents in the New Territories who are unfamiliar with Cantonese.

Hakka dialect in New Territories is a new film of Hakka dialect, which is highly close to the Hakka dialects in Shenzhen, Huiyang and Huidong, Guangdong, and can communicate with other mainstream Hakka dialects.

Weitou dialect: The dialect of Cantonese aborigines in the New Territories of Hong Kong belongs to Cantonese Wanbao dialect, which belongs to the same language as Weitou dialect in Pinghu, Shenzhen, and is closer to Dongguan dialect, and can barely communicate with Guangzhou dialect. "Local" Wai Tou was one of the first "hosts" to come to Hong Kong. Although Wai Tou and Hakkas arrived in Hong Kong almost at the same time, due to some customs, Hong Kong aborigines often call Wai Tou a "local". Like other aboriginal languages, Weitou dialect has declined rapidly with urbanization and the loss of young people. Chow Yun Fat once played the role of a leader in the comedy film "I Love Twisted Wood", and there were many conversations about the leader in the film.

Multilingual welcome speech (French, Japanese, Spanish, Korean) to Tiejian East Station in former Kowloon, Guangdong Province: The main dialect of Hong Kong boathouse has a high degree of communication with Cantonese, but the accent is obvious. In the past, the egg family was discriminated against by mainlanders, so this accent has also become a despised accent. In the past, most egg families lived in typhoon shelters in Aberdeen, Hong Kong Island, Yau Ma Tei, Kowloon and Saigon, New Territories. 1In the mid-1970s, the egg families in the urban areas began to migrate to the shore and quickly integrated into the mainstream society. So far, only a few small fishing ports such as Saigon have egg families with preserved accents. Hong Kong, whose English name is Hong Kong, is a transliteration of the Danjia dialect.

Siyi dialect: Although Siyi dialect belongs to Cantonese in theory, it is difficult for ordinary Guangfu people to understand because of the large phonetic gap. Therefore, the Siyi people in Hong Kong have always maintained a different ethnic identity from the Guangfu people in the past. Siyi people came to work in the urban area of Hong Kong in the early days of port opening, and maintained a high degree of unity within their ethnic groups, so their languages were preserved. Like other ethnic groups, in the 1970' s, families who spoke Siyi dialect began to speak Cantonese because of the weakening of ethnic concepts.

Chaozhou dialect: Chaozhou dialect belongs to a branch of Minnan dialect. Chaozhou people came to work in downtown Hong Kong at the beginning of its opening. Due to the unity within chaozhou people and the distinct identity within ethnic groups, its language has been well preserved. There are many Christian churches in Hong Kong that speak Chaozhou dialect, with Chaozhou dialect as their missionary language. Many families in chaozhou people still speak Chaozhou dialect, which can be regarded as a successful dialect against Cantonese. Li Ka-shing, the richest man in Hong Kong, is most famous for speaking Chaozhou dialect. He speaks Cantonese or Mandarin with a strong Chaozhou accent.

Fujian dialect: Fujian dialect referred to by Hong Kong refers to Minnan dialect based on Xiamen dialect, or Helao dialect and Fulao dialect. However, there are many different dialects in Fujian besides Minnan dialect, so it is not accurate to call them Minnan dialect. ) Minnan dialect is similar to Chaozhou dialect, but you can't speak without training. Taiwanese is also a branch of Minnan language, which differs from Xiamen Minnan language only in vocabulary and pronunciation. Originally, among the fishermen living in Hong Kong, in addition to the egg clan, there is another ethnic group, the Fulao clan, whose Minnan dialect originated from Haifeng, Guangdong. Because of his long-term contact with Hakka people and the influence of Cantonese, he speaks with Hakka and Cantonese vocabulary. After they landed, most of them lived in Sha Tau Kok, Tai Po and Sai Kung. [1] As for Fujian people who immigrated to Hong Kong, most of them began to sneak into or immigrate to Hong Kong in the 1960s and brought their own languages to Hong Kong. At present, the population of these two languages mainly lives in North Point and West Ring of Hong Kong Island. Cai Suyu, a member of the Eastern Legislative Council, often uses her Fujian background as a rallying point to win votes. From 2000 to 200 1, the puppet show "Stone" in Taiwan Province Province was dubbed in Cantonese and broadcast in Taiwan Province Province, which was the only Taiwan Province program of Hong Kong TV. There are many Minnan churches in Hong Kong, and they have always maintained the tradition of worshipping in Minnan. In addition, due to the close ties between Taiwan Province Province and Hongkong, tourists from Taiwan Province Province can also be heard talking in Taiwanese at tourist attractions.

Shanghai dialect: Shanghai dialect, like northern mandarin, is a dialect that entered Hong Kong late. 1949, the regime in Shanghai changed hands, and a large number of Shanghai capitalists moved their capital and factories to Hong Kong and settled there. Because many rich and powerful people from Shanghai come to Hong Kong, and most Shanghainese are proud of their own language, the voices of Shanghainese can often be heard in the Hong Kong market from the 1960s to the mid-1960s. This scene is also reflected in Chu Yuan's Seventy-two Tenants and Wong Kar-wai's In the Mood for Love. Today, many Hong Kong people born in Shanghai still maintain their unique Shanghai accent, such as movie star Shen Dianxia and former chief executive Tung Chee-hwa. For example, when Tung Chee-hwa said "cooperation" and "combination" (Cantonese pinyin is hap9), the ending of entering tone changed from -p to-? 0? 3. It has obvious characteristics of Wu dialect.