Here are some more useful phrases in northeastern Chinese or dongbei hua (东北话) for you to dazzle locals with at the park or even at the annual ice festival in Harbin. 抽冷子 chōu lěng zi 突然: Suddenly 她抽冷子跑了。 打小儿 dá xiǎor 从小: From childhood, from a young …
Category: Northeastern China
About Northeastern China
Northeastern China is made up of three provinces: Heilongjiang, Liaoning, and Jilin. Once upon a time, this region was called Manchuria. Manchuria In this post, I share a few of cultural facts and elements of this cherished region. Famous sites The Harbin Fire and Ice Festival is an annual event in Harbin city, Heilongjiang city. …
Learn Northeastern Chinese
Learning how to speak Northeastern Chinese can be a lot of fun. However, I bet some of you may be wondering whether if it is worth the time and effort...especially since Chinese is already a hard language to learn. However, if you are interested in learning about another region of China, then learning northeastern mandarin …
Introduction to Northeastern Chinese
Northeastern Mandarin or 东北话 (Dongbei hua) is a regional dialect of Mandarin Chinese. It is a dialect famously known the consistent use of erhuayin (儿化音) or addition of an “er” sound at the end of each word. Northeastern Mandarin is often considered comical and crude by Chinese speakers south of the Jilin provincial border. I …
Tales of a Wandering Ghost 
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