dialect
n. 方言,土話; 〈語〉語支
A dialect is a form of a language that is spoken in a particular area.
In the fifties, many Italians spoke only local dialect...
在 20 世紀 50 年代,許多義大利人只會說當地方言。
They began to speak rapidly in dialect.
他們開始嘰裡呱啦地說起地方話來。
1. the usage or vocabulary that is characteristic of a specific group of people;
language, speech, tongue, dialect, idiom, slang
這些名詞均含"語言"之意。
Though he belongs to the Miao ethnic group, he can no longer understand the Miao dialect.
他雖然是個苗族人, 但是已經聽不懂苗語了.
We also can't understand your dialect, find a southerner to shout to us.
我們也 聽 不懂你們的口音.請找個南方人給我們喊話吧.
Some one who speaks in a Beijing dialect wants you on the phone.
有個說北京話的人要你接電話。
Its materials and Methods: Were for reference to Chinese history and modern Chinese dialect study.
其材料及方法可供漢語史和現代漢語方言研究參考.
An ethnic language variety is a social dialect of a language, often cutting across regional differences.
一個少數民族的語言變體是一種語言的社會方言, 它經常存在於不同的地域差別之間.