2500 New Popular Slang Words in Shanghai Dialect

Author: Qian Naiying
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Publish Date: 2006-03-01
Features: This is a collection of popular Shanghai dialect phrases, gathering over 2,500 new popular expressions that were prevalent in Shanghai in the early 21st century. These phrases were collected by the author in 2005. Language is an important human behavior, and popular phrases are products of folk language life. They arise from the deep soil of the people, vividly reflecting the thoughts, interests, and life realities of the masses in today's society. Only language that is close to folk life, thoughts, and interests is truly vibrant, and popular phrases are one form of living language. At the end of this book, we have also appended some "letter words" and "number words" that are widely used among young people in Shanghai. These words are also new forms of popular expressions in young people's Shanghai dialect. Due to the spread of the internet, most of them have become popular nationwide, with only a few remaining confined to Shanghai.