地瓜腔

Chinese
sweet potato; jicama cavity of body; tune
trad. (地瓜腔) 地瓜 腔
simp. #(地瓜腔) 地瓜 腔
Literally: “sweet potato accent”.

Etymology

Coined because sweet potatoes feature heavily in the cuisines of Taiwan and the Hokkien-speaking regions of mainland China.

Pronunciation

Noun

地瓜腔

  1. strong non-native accent of native Hokkien speakers when speaking Mandarin
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