What does "diligence" mean in old Beijing?

Diligence refers to the catering industry and other industries that need thrift.

Old Beijingers call restaurants and teahouses "diligent", but now they refer to industries that need diligent hands and eyes, such as catering industry. It can also be extended to other industries that need hard work. The "diligence" of old Beijing is based on regional culture, climate characteristics, living habits and so on. After hundreds of years of exploration, it has a profound historical accumulation.

Old Beijing dialect refers to some dialects that are not found in Mandarin in Beijing dialect and are difficult for outsiders to understand. Common old Beijing dialects are as follows:

1, chicken thief-stingy, stingy, hiding selfishness.

2, smashing kiln-it means kicking the field.

3, the bureau-generous, generous, generous.

4, call the clock-Beijing dialect, where to report or take a look, make a face.

5. Speech-the spoken language in Beijing, that is, the meaning of speech, and the pronunciation of speech is meta-meaning.

6, rollover-Beijing dialect, it means turning your face.

7, bombing the temple-Beijing dialect, dumbfounded, quick-eyed.

8. Practise a family-a person who practices martial arts in Beijing dialect.

9, blind-Beijing dialect, is unlucky, finished.

10, scene-public security personnel rushed to the scene to deal with the problem.

1 1, tell a lie-Beijing dialect means to lose your temper.

Extended materials:

There are countless dialects in old Beijing. Although many dialects are out of date today, some dialects are still in use today, and many of them reflect the unique system of names and things in old Beijing, which has important historical value.

Beijing dialect has a wide source, because Beijing has been the capital for hundreds of years, and people from all over the world come and go, leaving behind Mongolian, Manchu, ancient Chinese and other languages from all over the world. In addition, dialects used in cultural works such as The Legend of Yuanqu, A Dream of Red Mansions and Biography of Heroes of Children have always remained in the mouths of Beijingers, so the languages of Beijingers are extremely rich. In the Dictionary of Beijing Dialect edited by Xu Shirong, the editor has a long preface "The Origin of Beijing Dialect" in front of the book, which classifies, analyzes and summarizes many Beijing dialects and illustrates them with examples. There are not only words in this book, but also two-part allegorical sayings or proverbs.

References:

Baidu encyclopedia-diligence

References:

Baidu encyclopedia-old Beijing dialect