Dapeng dialect is a Chinese dialect that was originally only spoken on the Dapeng Peninsula

Dapeng Peninsula

Dapeng Peninsula or Dapengbandao is a peninsula in the east of Longgang district, that lies in Shenzhen, Guangdong Province, China. Dapengbandao consists of the subdistricts Kuichong, Dapeng and Nan'ao. The peninsula is surrounded in the southwest by Mirs Bay and in the northeast by Daya Bay....

. By the Chinese diaspora, the dialect has spread to places with large population people who are originally from Dapeng. Hong Kong

Hong Kong

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, Randstad

Randstad

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, Portsmouth

Portsmouth

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 and New York City

New York City

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 today have a lot of Dapeng dialect speakers.

The dialect is a form of junhua and was therefore used by soldiers in Dapeng Fortress. It is a mix of Cantonese and Hakka.