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Tianjin Dialect Audio
天津话音频
Tianjin Old Menu 天津老菜单
Narrator & 讲述人：
Mr.Wang 王先生 Nankai District 南开区
Audio Collector & 音频收录人：
Joyce (Ziyan) Qiao
Date & 发布日期：
2024-11-11
Talk about Life 聊生活
Narrator & 讲述人：
Mr.He 何先生 Heping District 和平区
Audio Collector & 音频收录人：
Joyce (Ziyan) Qiao
Date & 发布日期：
2024-11-10
People were poor at that time. 那时候人们穷
Narrator & 讲述人：
Mr. He 何先生 Heping District 和平区
Audio Collector & 音频收录人：
Joyce (Ziyan) Qiao
Date & 发布日期：
2024-10-01
Can I still address someone as "Second B 还能管人叫二哥嘛
Narrator & 讲述人：
Mr.Wang 王先生 Nankai District 南开区
Audio Collector & 音频收录人：
Joyce (Ziyan) Qiao
Date & 发布日期：
2024-09-14
Old Tianjin Dialect 老天津话
Narrator & 讲述人：
Wang.Jinggang 王景刚 Heping District 和平区
Audio Collector & 音频收录人：
Joyce (Ziyan) Qiao
Date & 发布日期：
2024-09-12
23rd Lunar December 腊月二十三
Narrator & 讲述人：
Mr.Tang 唐先生 Heping District 和平区
Audio Collector & 音频收录人：
Joyce (Ziyan) Qiao
Date & 发布日期：
2024-09-09
Pancake rolls and eggs lining up 煎饼果子及鸡蛋排队那些事
Narrator & 讲述人：
Mr.Chen 陈先生 Hongqiao District 红桥区
Audio Collector & 音频收录人：
Joyce (Ziyan) Qiao
Date & 发布日期：
2024-08-08
Tianjin Dialect Research
天津话研究
Why Tianjin is also known as “Jin-Gu”. 天津别称“津沽”中的“沽”
Author & 作者：
Ziyan (Joyce) QIAO
Synopsis & 简介：
“Gū (沽)” a pictophonetic character, which is derived from the ancient sound of “水 (shuǐ).” According to the Shuōwén Jiě...
Rivers, Place Names, Colloquial Names, a 天津的河流、地名、俚语及其他
Author & 作者：
Ziyan (Joyce) QIAO
Synopsis & 简介：
Xu Shen’s Shuowen Jiezi states: "津jīn means a water crossing, derived from the character for ‘boat’ (舟) and ‘Huai’ (淮), a...
How should the character "Kai" in "Nanka “南开”的“开”字当作何解？
Author & 作者：
Ziyan (Joyce) QIAO
Synopsis & 简介：
Nankai University was founded in 1904. Initially, it was established by Yan Xiu and Zhang Boling as a private school known as "Private Middle School". It wa...
“Baihu”: Talkative and Witty Chit-Chat 白话（呼）白话（呼）
Author & 作者：
Ziyan (Joyce) QIAO
Synopsis & 简介：
“卫嘴子”(weizuizi) refers to Tianjin people who are articulate, witty, and talkative, often described as “like adding toppings to a fried...
How did "bragging" turn into "blow big p “吹牛”怎么吹成了“吹大梨”
Author & 作者：
Ziyan (Joyce) QIAO
Synopsis & 简介：
In Tianjin, people refer to "bragging" as "blowing big pear," meaning to exaggerate or not be reliable. What’s the association between "bragging" and...
What’s Inside the Word “Ma”? “嘛”字里都有嘛？
Author & 作者：
Ziyan (Joyce) QIAO
Synopsis & 简介：
The famous lyricist Yan Su once wrote a song titled "The 'Ma' Songin Tianjin Dialect": "Every string of notes, do-re-mi-fa, emphasizes the charm...
Tianjin Folk Beliefs 天津人的民俗信仰
Author & 作者：
Ziyan (Joyce) QIAO
Synopsis & 简介：
Tianjin Folk Beliefs Worship of Nature In Tianjin, there are customs of worshiping the sun and moon among. According to legend, the first day of the s...
