<p>One way is to write their sentences using incorrect characters that present their pronunciation as well as putting the correct characters in parentheses to present their meaning.</p>
<p>Example: &quot;他一口鸟哈气 (咬下去).&quot;</p>

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王博龙
<p>For example, how does modern or translated Chinese fiction denote that a character is speaking in standard but heavily accented language, aside from appending an outside-dialogue note? English fiction can simply adjust the spelling of words to indicate this, like Mark Twain having Jim saying, <em>&quot;Does you know ’bout dat chile dat he ’uz gwyne to chop in two?&quot;</em></p>

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There are so many local languages in China. Due to that, the vocabulary used when speaking 普通话 may vary. But I don't think you can represent the accent using standard Chinese characters. If the characters in a story are speaking say 吴语，well then speakers of standard  普通话 will not understand the conversation. Very close to here, in 高淳 the locals speak an ancient 南宋 language.  Speakers of 普通话 will not understand a word!
Pedroski
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2023-07-21T02:27:08.003Z
The text of the novel simply says, for example,  他说话带有浓重的湖南口音, (He speaks with a strong Hunan accent)
Wayne Cheah
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@Pedroski There are many Chinese novels written with a heavy dose of local dialect/slang. Note that the speaking language varies from local to local, so if you want to attract Shanghainese readers, you tend to add local speeches in your writing.
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@WayneCheah I think the OP is interested in knowing if you write "他说话带有浓重的湖南口音" in Cantonese :)
r13
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Since OP says "how does modern or translated Chinese fiction denote that a character is speaking in standard but heavily accented language", believe we are talking about "accent" only, (and whether there are specific symbolic notations used to indicate such incidences in novels), and not about any incidental usage of dialect?
Wayne Cheah
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"粤诗是广东人创作的诗歌的总称。这些诗歌大部分采用文言文语法呈现，但**在音韵上则多遵从粤语语音规律，以求押韵**。近代著名粤诗诗人有屈大均、陈恭尹、梁佩兰等人。" https://zh.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E7%B2%B5%E8%A9%A9
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How do written Chinese works, such as novels, handle dialogue from characters with accents?
# How do written Chinese works, such as novels, handle dialogue from characters with accents?

(Asked by: username_0 on 2023-07-20)

For example, how does modern or translated Chinese fiction denote that a character is speaking in standard but heavily accented language, aside from appending an outside-dialogue note? English fiction can simply adjust the spelling of words to indicate this, like Mark Twain having Jim saying, *"Does you know ’bout dat chile dat he ’uz gwyne to chop in two?"*

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> **username_1**: There are so many local languages in China. Due to that, the vocabulary used when speaking 普通话 may vary. But I don't think you can represent the accent using standard Chinese characters. If the characters in a story are speaking say 吴语，well then speakers of standard  普通话 will not understand the conversation. Very close to here, in 高淳 the locals speak an ancient 南宋 language.  Speakers of 普通话 will not understand a word!  
> **username_2**: The text of the novel simply says, for example,  他说话带有浓重的湖南口音, (He speaks with a strong Hunan accent)  
> **username_3**: @username_1 There are many Chinese novels written with a heavy dose of local dialect/slang. Note that the speaking language varies from local to local, so if you want to attract Shanghainese readers, you tend to add local speeches in your writing.  
> **username_3**: @username_2 I think the OP is interested in knowing if you write "他说话带有浓重的湖南口音" in Cantonese :)  
> **username_2**: Since OP says "how does modern or translated Chinese fiction denote that a character is speaking in standard but heavily accented language", believe we are talking about "accent" only, (and whether there are specific symbolic notations used to indicate such incidences in novels), and not about any incidental usage of dialect?  
> **username_3**: "粤诗是广东人创作的诗歌的总称。这些诗歌大部分采用文言文语法呈现，但**在音韵上则多遵从粤语语音规律，以求押韵**。近代著名粤诗诗人有屈大均、陈恭尹、梁佩兰等人。" https://zh.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E7%B2%B5%E8%A9%A9  

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## 1 answers

### Answer by username_4 on 2023-07-26. Score: 2

One way is to write their sentences using incorrect characters that present their pronunciation as well as putting the correct characters in parentheses to present their meaning.

Example: "他一口鸟哈气 (咬下去)."


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