Zhu Shilin, male, born in August 1947, is a member of the Communist Party of China, a college student, a member of the Shanghai Chongming Literature and History Research Association, and a member of the Shanghai Chongming Writers Association. He has obtained Shanghai Senior Economist Qualification Certificate, Teacher Qualification Certificate and Class 1 (Senior) Commodity Operator Qualification Certificate.
He started his career in August 1968 and retired in August 2007. Before retirement, he was a cadre of Chongming County Supply and Marketing Cooperative. During his work, he has published many papers and articles in publications and magazines such as "Treasury of Chinese Contemporary Thought", "Shanghai Business Economy" and "Shanghai Residence". Dozens of articles and poems written after his retirement have also been published in newspapers and magazines such as Oriental Urban and Rural Daily, China Community Daily, China Newspaper Clippings, Community, Trade Union Expo and Speed Reading. © This article is published with authorization, please contact this official account for reprinting, submission and consultation.
It is said that the word "Wu" in the Chongming dialect
Chongming people, who were born and raised on Chongming Island, all know that the authentic Chongming people have a physiological characteristic, that is, there is an obvious fork on the nail of the little toe of a person's right foot, and a complete toenail is divided into two petals since the birth of the mother's womb. It is said that someone has observed and recorded that this phenomenon of bifurcation will disappear after a period of time or after the nail is cut off, but his observation shows that not only does a person grow a lifetime (from birth to death), but also from generation to generation, this unique physiological phenomenon has been inherited for hundreds of years, and to this day, the next generation of authentic Chongming people still have this phenomenon.
The author will not elaborate on this matter, but will say that there is another important characteristic of the authentic Chongming people, which is the language characteristic. For authentic Chongming people, they can not only speak Chongming's dialects, but also tell the origin and meaning of these Chongming dialects. Although some people live on Chongming Island and can speak a few words of Chongming dialect, but they do not know the origin or meaning of these dialects, then they are not authentic Chongming people. There are many Chongming dialects, and the author only speaks one Chongming dialect with the word "Wu" today.
According to the dictionary, in addition to being used for surnames and place names, the word "wu" also means black.
Mr. Gu Xiaodong also elaborated on the character "Wu" in Chongming dialect in his two books, "Notes on Chongming Dialect" and "Discussion on Chongming Dialect and Part of Shanghai Dialect", and annotated the character "Wu" as two situations, one is to describe black, and the other is to mean stupid and unintelligent. Although he elaborated in the article, there are few examples of the use of the word "Wu" in daily life.
In fact, the Chongming dialect with the word "Wu" is widely spread on our Chongming Island, and it is also very common for the common people in Chongming in the old society. A few years ago, when the author learned about the Chongming dialect with the word "Wu" in a folk survey, some elderly Chongming people felt very familiar with this Chongming dialect with the word "Wu". In order to facilitate the understanding of the application of the Chongming dialect of "Wu" in daily life, the author summarizes it into the following seven aspects:
- It is used for personal names and place names, such as Ulanfu, Ussuri River, etc.;
- Indicates that the color is black, unclear and unrefreshing;
- Describe life as stupid, not intelligent, irrational, ignorant of human feelings, ignorant of elevation, etc.;
- Describe the aspect of people who do wrong things by chance, and although they are scolded (blamed) by others, they also have the meaning of preference;
- Describe the temperament, words and deeds of certain people;
- Describe the fate and fortune of certain people, disasters and blessings;
- Describe some people as treacherous, cunning, greedy, etc.;
In order to facilitate the understanding of these Chongming dialects with the character "Wu", a table was made, which is detailed in the table below.
About the summary table of Chongming dialects with the character "Wu".
With the passage of time and the development and changes of society, the dialect with the word "Wu" that the elderly on Chongming Island used to speak in their daily life in the past is now gradually rare or even inaudible. However, as the descendants of Chongming people, we should regard the intangible cultural heritage left to us by our ancestors as a treasure, carefully excavate, study and study carefully, and let it be passed on from generation to generation and shine forever.
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