talked different dialects(nán qiāng běi diào)

talked different dialects

The Chinese idiom, n á nqi ā NGB ě IDI à o, originally refers to the North-South tone of opera. Now it describes that the accent is impure and mixed with dialect. From "eaves exposed miscellany".

Analysis of Idioms

Antonym: correct and round

The origin of Idioms

Zhao Yi's "eaves exposed miscellany" Volume I: "every dozens of steps between a stage, South tone, North tune, ready for the music of the Quartet."

Idiom usage

The speaker is not suitable to be a commentator.

Chinese PinYin : nán qiāng běi diào