"dialect" in Chinese (Traditional)

方言

Definition

方言是指某一地區或羣體所說的語言變體，在詞彙、語法或發音上和標準語有差別。

多用於語言學。'方言'不同於'口音'，還包括語法和詞彙變化。有時稱某語言為'方言'可能帶有負面含義，需注意使用場合。

People in the north speak a different dialect.

北方人說不同的**方言**。

My grandmother only speaks our local dialect.

我奶奶只會說我們本地的**方言**。

Each island has its own unique dialect.

每個島嶼都有自己獨特的**方言**。

Sometimes it's hard to understand that dialect if you didn't grow up there.

如果你不是在那裡長大的，有時很難聽懂那個**方言**。

"Is that a new language?" "No, it's just a regional dialect."

「那是新語言嗎？」「不是，只是地方**方言**。」

He switched to his hometown dialect as soon as he saw his friends.

他一見到朋友就切換成家鄉的**方言**。