CHONGQING (CQNEWS) -- “Shiver (Dashanshan)”, “clingy (Niudaofei)” and “flirtatious (Yaoyan)”... Do you know what these Chongqing dialects mean? Recently, Mr. Wang, who lives in Jiulongpo District, told the Chongqing Evening News that when wandering along Zhujiang Road near Yangjiaping pedestrian street, he suddenly found that there was a Chongqing dialect street. On both sides of the street were all kinds of signs with different Chongqing dialects. The whole street is about 300 meters long, and passers-by can’t help but stop and read the dialects written on the sign.

“When I see these dialects, I feel an affinity with them. These dialects show the humor of Chongqing people incisively and vividly.” Liu Yu, a citizen who lives in the western suburbs of Yangjiaping, just passed by Zhujiang Road. Liu is a native of Chongqing, and the meaning of dialect on the sign is clear to her. “Maosha” can be interpreted as brave enough, “Niudaofei” equates the word clingy, “Dashanshan” can be interpreted as shivering, “Zhuazi” can be explained as “what are you doing”, “Dapupa” can be interpreted as wrestling, “Xidehao” has the same meaning with the word “fortunately”, and “Chebazi” can be interpreted as lying, while “Shayijiao” means stopping... “These dialects have been widely spread up to now, but foreigners don't understand them. A few days ago, I passed by here and met a stranger who was reading these dialects. He didn't know what they meant, so I took the initiative to tell him. He laughed while listening. He felt very interesting and thought it was very creative to hang the dialects on the roadside.” Liu said such a dialect street not only helps to spread Chongqing's local culture, but also decorates the streets in a humorous and trendy way, which is worthy of praise. (Translated by Zeng Chenxi, Fathom Language Limited)