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Mandarin vs Beijing accent: How do these words sound different?

In this video, I compare the standard Mandarin Chinese pronunciation with the Beijing accent for several everyday words. I ...
Global Times

Protect Beijing's dying dialect, says folk expert

Yang Changhe, an exponent of the traditional Beijing art of jiaomai, or peddler's chant in Beijing dialect, demonstrates his hawking skills at a folk art tournament last year. Photo: CFP Suggestions ...
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The Uygur who puts the accent firmly on Beijing

When we met, Asanjan Memet was negotiating with a tourist operator, trying to persuade the company in Sichuan province to invest in his community on the outskirts of Beijing. After nine years living ...
Wall Street Journal

In Beijing, Kirchner Mocks Chinese Accent

BUENOS AIRES—President Cristina Kirchner, under pressure here over the case of a dead Argentine prosecutor, courted new controversy on a state visit to China on Wednesday when she mocked Chinese ...