南腔北调 nán qiāng běi diào

a regional accent

Word data

HSK Not in HSK
Frequency Unknown

Definitions

  1. 1. a regional accent

Characters

Character Meaning
南 nán HSK 3
south; surname Nan
腔 qiāng HSK 6
cavity of body; accent of speech; tune
北 běi HSK 1
north; (classical) to be defeated
调 diào HSK 3
to transfer; to move (troops or cadres); to investigate