was launched on CCTV's eight TV drama channels, it attracted widespread audience attention. CCTV 8's "Flowers" broadcasts 2 episodes of the Mandarin version of "Flowers" every night, and the next afternoon broadcasts 2 episodes of the Shanghai-language version of "Flowers", and the Shanghai-language version of "Flowers" can also be viewed on Tencent Video. When talking about the TV series "Flowers" with relatives, friends, old colleagues, neighbors, etc., everyone prefers the Shanghainese version of "Flowers". They say that Shanghainese people enjoy watching TV series that talk about Shanghai gossip and have a close relationship with each other.
The pronunciation of Shanghainese is very different from that of Mandarin. Shanghainese has seven tones, while Mandarin has only four tones. There are also many differences in vocabulary. Shanghainese has many unique words with local color. For example, the lines in the Shanghainese version of "Flowers" include sleepy rest (sleeping for a while), daxiangda (fighting), dripping all over (whole body is wet), familiarity (very familiar with things or places), etc. . Moreover, there are local slangs in Shanghainese, which can only be expressed in dialects. In the Shanghainese version of "Flowers", there are many local slang words in Shanghai, such as off-the-floor coffin (meaning prodigal), tying type (showing off), and a lot of money (meaning the same thing), etc.
After watching the Shanghainese version of "Flowers", I feel that it is more able to show strong local characteristics and life atmosphere, is closer to the scenes of Shanghai life, and expresses the personalities of Shanghai characters. It gives the audience a brand new visual experience, making the audience feel like they are in Shanghai of that era, which is endlessly memorable. Because the TV series "Flowers" tells a story that happened in Shanghai, and the characters in the story are basically Shanghainese, the Shanghai version has the advantage of being more delicate and vivid in conveying certain emotions and depicting details.
However, as an excellent TV series, both the Mandarin version and the Shanghainese version of "Flowers" are worth watching, and you can feel the charm of each of them.
