Comments on: Lao Zhao on Beijing accents http://chinahopelive.net/2007/02/07/lao-zhao-on-beijing-accents A cross-cultural adventure with the personal side of China. Thu, 09 Feb 2012 23:35:42 +0000 hourly 1 By: Joel http://chinahopelive.net/2007/02/07/lao-zhao-on-beijing-accents/comment-page-1#comment-1089 Joel Thu, 08 Feb 2007 15:00:14 +0000 http://chinahopelive.net/2007/02/07/lao-zhao-on-beijing-accents#comment-1089 I don't know... it's been so long since we watched Hero, though we also opted for the Chinese. There are 8 major Mandarin dialects, apparently. Here's a nice <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mandarin_dialects#Dialect_division" target="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mandarin_dialects#Dialect_division" rel="nofollow">colourful map</a>. I've heard our friends talk about how they can tell the different accents of various actors, and how sometimes their accent can be really noticeable. I don't remember about Hero, though. The young people's group also had fun making Beijing accents when they were over last for ma jiang. I don’t know… it’s been so long since we watched Hero, though we also opted for the Chinese. There are 8 major Mandarin dialects, apparently. Here’s a nice colourful map. I’ve heard our friends talk about how they can tell the different accents of various actors, and how sometimes their accent can be really noticeable. I don’t remember about Hero, though.

The young people’s group also had fun making Beijing accents when they were over last for ma jiang.

]]> By: JR http://chinahopelive.net/2007/02/07/lao-zhao-on-beijing-accents/comment-page-1#comment-1088 JR Thu, 08 Feb 2007 14:23:45 +0000 http://chinahopelive.net/2007/02/07/lao-zhao-on-beijing-accents#comment-1088 I watched HERO in chinese (I'm so ignorant I don't know if it was Cantonese or Mandarin) and Jet Li had a lot of that 'hurrrr' sound at the ends of his words. Is that the same thing? I watched HERO in chinese (I’m so ignorant I don’t know if it was Cantonese or Mandarin) and Jet Li had a lot of that ‘hurrrr’ sound at the ends of his words. Is that the same thing?

]]> By: Joel http://chinahopelive.net/2007/02/07/lao-zhao-on-beijing-accents/comment-page-1#comment-1087 Joel Wed, 07 Feb 2007 23:06:30 +0000 http://chinahopelive.net/2007/02/07/lao-zhao-on-beijing-accents#comment-1087 One funny thing I forgot to add - they <em>hated </em>the Mexican food we shared that was leftover from the <a href="http://chinahopelive.net/2007/02/04/mahjong-mexican-food-and-more-goodbyes" rel="nofollow">ma jiang night</a>. His wife wouldn't touch it after she smelled it, and he only managed one small bite. It was really funny to see him tell it: "Oh! It was horrible!" Mingdaw said that they are good examples of typical, traditional/older locals when it comes what they like and don't like and how they respond to different foreign things. Some of the young people seemed to love it, though (don't worry Brian and Leslie!). One funny thing I forgot to add – they hated the Mexican food we shared that was leftover from the ma jiang night. His wife wouldn’t touch it after she smelled it, and he only managed one small bite. It was really funny to see him tell it: “Oh! It was horrible!” Mingdaw said that they are good examples of typical, traditional/older locals when it comes what they like and don’t like and how they respond to different foreign things. Some of the young people seemed to love it, though (don’t worry Brian and Leslie!).

]]> By: Joel http://chinahopelive.net/2007/02/07/lao-zhao-on-beijing-accents/comment-page-1#comment-1085 Joel Wed, 07 Feb 2007 16:42:35 +0000 http://chinahopelive.net/2007/02/07/lao-zhao-on-beijing-accents#comment-1085 Ha, yeah. You can also hear it on that "Sexy Beijing" video where she interviews the old people about how they met. Ha, yeah. You can also hear it on that “Sexy Beijing” video where she interviews the old people about how they met.

]]> By: ?? Lao Xiong http://chinahopelive.net/2007/02/07/lao-zhao-on-beijing-accents/comment-page-1#comment-1084 ?? Lao Xiong Wed, 07 Feb 2007 16:33:28 +0000 http://chinahopelive.net/2007/02/07/lao-zhao-on-beijing-accents#comment-1084 Nimen hao -- you know, Lao Zhao's imitation of the Beijing accent "r's" reminds me of the main character Fugui in the movie "To Live." Do you remember it? For the life of me, I couldn't figure out hardly anything that guy was saying, for the very reason that Lao Zhao imitated so well ... Nimen hao — you know, Lao Zhao’s imitation of the Beijing accent “r’s” reminds me of the main character Fugui in the movie “To Live.” Do you remember it? For the life of me, I couldn’t figure out hardly anything that guy was saying, for the very reason that Lao Zhao imitated so well …

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