Heyuan Tuocheng dialect

Hakka people living in Heyuan and other places use two kinds of Hakka languages. One is "Shuiyuan Yin", which is slightly different from Meizhou Hakka. It is a language used by the Hakka ancestors after they came to Lingnan and lived by the water of the Dongjiang River. When Qin Shihuang launched a southern expedition of 500,000 troops, Zhao Tuo led a group of troops stationed in the south of Jiangxi Province. They went to the Taojiang River, Gongshui River, Lianjiang River and Xiangshui River in the upper reaches of Ganjiang River, passed through Dingnan River and Xunwu River and went down to the Dongjiang River. They were appointed as Longchuan. County magistrate. The "Shuiyuanyin" used by the Hakka people in the Dongjiang Basin since the Qin and Han Dynasties is also called "Snake Dialect". Zhao Tuo, also known as Zhao Ta, whether it is "Tuo" or "ta", actually refers to "snake". "Shuowen" explains: "It is an insect. It grows from an insect and looks like a curved and vertical tail. The grasses in ancient times suffered from it, so I wonder if there is no other one?" In ancient times, Lingnan was a land of southern barbarians, full of miasma, insects and snakes. In ancient times, people "got tattoos and cut off their hair to avoid the harm of dragons." ("Hanshu Geography") After dinosaur egg fossils were discovered along the Dongjiang River in 1996, dinosaur fossils were discovered in 1999, indicating that the ancient Dongjiang River Basin was the hometown of dinosaurs. It is not an exaggeration to say that the fossil history scientifically proves that the ancient Dongjiang River Basin was the land of dragons and snakes. When people talk about Zhao Tuo, they naturally say "snake words".

The other is the Meizhou dialect with the Meicheng accent in Meizhou urban area (Meijiang District, Meixian District). The southward migration routes of the Hakka ancestors from Huizhou, Heyuan and Dongguan included one route directly from the Guanzhong area of ??Shaanxi Province, one route from the Central Plains and then through Shaoguan, and one route that roughly followed the Huaihe River, crossed Anhui, arrived in Fujian and Jiangxi, and entered Heyuan.

Heyuan Tuocheng dialect is a very iron-clad Hakka dialect. It is very close to Meizhou Dabu dialect, Huizhou dialect, Chaozhou Raoping Hakka, Fujian Zhaoan Hakka, etc. It is closely related to Meizhou area The Hakka dialect in other places is slightly different. It can make people feel the sound of the ancient Central Plains' golden sword and iron horse, and it can make people feel the unyielding soul of the Han nation for thousands of years. If Tuocheng dialect in Heyuan can be integrated with Meizhou dialect with Meicheng accent in urban Meizhou (Meijiang District, Meixian District), it will become a more perfect Hakka dialect, which will be easier to communicate and spread in contemporary society. .