What does ‘Sanjin’ mean in Shangluo dialect?

It means blushing due to shame or anger. In Chongqing and Western Hubei dialects, it refers to bragging, chatting, and talking in ordinary ways. If someone is chatting nonsense with others, it is said that this person is talking to others, which has a derogatory meaning.

1. Shangluo uses local dialect as the language of communication. In the eastern part of Shangnan, the southern part of Shanyang, and the western part of Zhen'an, which are adjacent to other provinces, there are immigrants from Henan, Hubei, and Sichuan respectively. Affected by the surrounding environment, the pronunciation draws on the dialects of Hubei, Henan, and Sichuan, with soft pronunciation and lingering pronunciation. The end of the words is melodious and mellow like a song.

2. The most striking feature of Shangluo dialect is the modern flow of ancient words. Whether it is spoken or written, many ancient Chinese words are retained. Especially in Xiahu dialect, many words in its spoken language are ancient dialects. For example: "the sun sets" is called "the sun falls into the water", "extremely poor" is called "extremely poor", "scooping water" is called "pushing water", "arrogant" is called "zhexiao" and so on.

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Examples of vocabulary characteristics of Shangluo dialect:

1. In Shangluo dialect, whether it is local dialect or Xiahu dialect, the vocabulary is relatively rich. The semantic meaning is relatively complex. The written and spoken language of the same title are not consistent, and the local dialect and Xiahu dialect are also different.

2. For example, the word "father" in written language is not called "father" in spoken language. The local dialect usually calls "big", while the Xiahu dialect calls "ye", "father" and "father". , "Abba" etc.

3. "Father-in-law" in written language is called "Ganda" in local dialect, and "father-in-law" in Xiahu dialect is often called "father-in-law", or he is called after his wife; "aunt" in written language is called "妗子" in local dialect ", "aunt" in Xiahu dialect; "child" in written form, "Xiwa" in local dialect, and "Yazi" in Xiahu dialect.

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