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南腔北調

南腔北調

See also: 南腔北调

Chinese

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|- ! !south !cavity of body; tune !north

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harmonize; reconcile; blend; suit well; provoke; incite; mode (music); to move (troops); tune; tone; melody; to transfer

|- !trad. (南腔北調) | | | | 調 |- !simp. (南腔北调) | | | | |- !Intercalation of 南北 (nánběi) and 腔調腔调 (qiāngdiào). |}

Idiom

南腔北調

  1. southern accents and northern dialects; a mixture of various accents