Comic Sketch Tonal Changes

Comic Sketch Tonal Variations

Sample 1 : Mandarin with an Uyghur accent

“乌鲁木齐” | Urumuqi

Tones in Putonghua

wu55 lu214 mu51 qi35

By Chen Peisi from “Skewering the Shish Kebab” | 羊肉串儿 (1986)

Sample 2 : Sichuan Mandarin

“打麻将” | to play Mahjong

Tones in Putonghua

da214 ma35 jiang51

By Shen Fa from “Pick Up the Wife” | 接妻 (1988)

Sample 3 : Mandarin with an unidentifiable accent

“俺娘说” | my mom said

Tones in Putonghua

An214 niang35 shuo55

By Song Dandan from “A Slacker’s Blind Date” | 懒汉相亲 (1989)

Sample 4 : Shandong Rongcheng Mandarin

“天气预报” | weather forecast

Tones in Putonghua

tian55 qi51 yu51 bao51

By Ni Ping from “Weather Forecast” | 天气预报 (1988)

Sample 5 : Northeast Mandarin

“知道不?” | you know?

Tones in Putonghua

zhi55 dao51 bu?

By Huang Hong from “Birth Quota Exceeding Guerrilla Family” | 超生游击队 (1990)

Sample 6 : Shaanxi Xi’an Mandarin

“换大米” | exchanging rice

Tones in Putonghua

huan51 da51 mi213

By Guo Da from “Exchanging Rice” | 换大米 (1991)

Sample 7 : Northeast Mandarin

“别紧张” | don’t be nervous

Tones in Putonghua

bie35 jin214 zhang55

By Zhao Benshan from “I Want a Family” | 我想有个家 (1992)

Sample 8 : Hebei Tangshan Mandarin

“有啥说啥” | say whatever you want

Tones in Putonghua

you14 sha35 shuo55 sha35

By Zhao Lirong from “My Mother’s Today” | 妈妈的今天 (1993)