Laobiao is a dialect of Jiangxi Province.
Laobiao, also written as "Lao Biao", is the name Jiangxi people call fellows from the same province, with a certain degree of intimacy. Jiangxi laobiao has also become a more affectionate name for Jiangxi people from other provinces. In addition, some immigrants from Jiangxi from the Ming and Qing Dynasties to modern times also maintained the title of "Laobiao", such as Hunan, northern Fujian, southwestern Anhui and other places. There are two academic theories about the origin of "Jiangxi Laobiao".
One theory is that Hunan people believe that their ancestors are cousins ??with the ancestors of Jiangxi people, so they call Jiangxi people "Jiangxi old cousins". There is also a saying that the ancestors of Jiangxi believed in Feng Shui. In addition, they always carried a watch (an ancient compass) to help them grasp the direction during migration. Therefore, people from other provinces call people in Jiangxi "Laobiao".
Related introduction
Dialect, also commonly known as local dialect or hometown dialect. It is not difficult to imagine that our country has a vast territory, a complex population, and many types of dialects. The so-called phonetic assimilation is a type of sound change, which refers to two adjacent different sounds, one of which is affected by the other and becomes the same or similar to it in one or more characteristics.
Language, as a tool for communication between people, will undergo differentiation to varying degrees due to differences in various factors during the development process, so dialects came into being. I also have the experience of being "assimilated" by Chinese dialects. Of course, after assimilation, I use these dialects more to communicate better with the locals.