What does Yi Gang Yi Gang mean in Shanghainese?

This is a famous joke in Shanghai, saying that "he actually claims to be stupid" means "Yi" in Shanghai dialect.

a gang of

Yi ethnic group

a gang of

Yi ethnic group

Gangs.

Among them, the first is easy

a gang of

It means that he said that words can be written as "easy to say" and easy to represent him. The pronunciation of Shanghai dialect is "Gang";

Second easy

Gang means he is stupid, and this word can be written as "Yi", same as above. The word "one" stands for stupidity, which is "gang" (the third sound) in Shanghai dialect.

The last one is easy

Just a modal particle, expressing surprise and surprise, giving a "actually, completely" explanation. There is no direct text communication.

Therefore, this seemingly similar continuous three groups of pronunciations are fluently expressed in Shanghai dialect, that is, "He actually called him stupid!"