What do Shantou people say?

Shantou dialect is Chaozhou dialect. Chaozhou dialect is popular in the Chaoshan area where Shantou, Chaozhou and Jieyang are located, including some towns in Fengshun and Lufeng, and can be divided into two accents: Shantou dialect in Hanjiang and Chaoyang dialect in Lianjiang.

Shantou dialect in Hanjiang is the representative pronunciation of Shantou dialect, which is mainly popular in Chenghai District, jinping district and longhu district. Lianjiang Chaoyang dialect is mainly popular in Chaoyang District, Chaonan District and Haojiang District.

Chaozhou dialect belongs to a branch of Minnan dialect, which is very different from modern Chinese. Chaozhou dialect, also known as Chaoshan dialect, is also known as "Chaozhou dialect", which is simple and elegant, rich in vocabulary, unique in phonology and rich in ancient semantics, and retains more ancient pronunciation, grammar and vocabulary. Chaozhou dialect has also become the most powerful link connecting hipsters at home and abroad.

Extended data

Shantou is mild and humid, with plenty of sunshine and rain, a long frost-free period and wet and rainy spring. In early summer, the temperature rises and changes, and there are often heavy rains; Although it is hot in midsummer, it is often hit by typhoons.

Autumn is cool and dry, the weather is sunny, and the temperature drops obviously; There is no severe cold in winter, but it is cold for a short time. Shantou has 2000 ~ 2500 hours of sunshine all year round, with the shortest sunshine in March. The annual rainfall is 1300 ~ 1800 mm, mostly from April to September.

The annual average temperature is 18℃ ~ 22℃, and the minimum temperature is above 0℃. The highest temperature is 35℃ ~ 38℃, which is controlled by the Pacific subtropical high, and mostly occurs from mid-July to early August.

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