Zhanjiang people speak three languages: Mandarin, Zhanjiang dialect and Leihua.

The dialect of Leizhou Peninsula is Leihua, which belongs to Minnan language family. I have been here for six years, and my colleagues can't understand it at all. Occasionally, they may know a few words. Of course, it may be that they usually speak Mandarin to me, and most of my colleagues speak Cantonese (that is, Mandarin).

Zhanjiang dialect is a little different from Cantonese. It usually takes a while to understand. If you want to speak it well, you must speak it with people around you to learn it quickly.

Mandarin is spoken by foreigners, some locals don't know Mandarin, and a few people can only understand Lei Hua.

But xenophobia is everywhere. If you really work here, you can still stay here.