/ ˈdaɪ.ə.lekt / C2 noun
a form of a language that people speak in a particular part of a country, containing some different words and grammar, etc.
a regional dialect 地区方言
patois

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/ ˈpæt.wɑː / noun
the form of a language spoken by people in a particular area that is different from the standard language of the country:
the local patois 当地的方言
vernacular

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/ ˈdʒɔːr.di / noun
the type of English spoken by someone from Tyneside:
a Geordie accent 泰恩赛德人的口音

(Translation of 方言 from the Cambridge Chinese (Simplified)-English Dictionary © Cambridge University Press)

an object in the shape of an animal, etc. that contains sweets . It is hung up at parties and children hit it with sticks to break it open and release the sweets.

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