Why do Northeastern people (including Tangshan, Hebei) speak like women, with a soft, melodious tone that is very pleasant to the ear?
I am from Tangshan, and I can’t understand what you’re saying; I never thought the local dialect sounded like a woman, and the Northeast dialect is even less like that.
I never felt the tone was feminine or that it was spoken in a delicate way; in this dialect, some areas don’t have the third tone.
It may be related to breathing habits
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