In dialect, derogatory words have a contemptuous tone, meaning that you are a dull fool. Taizhou dialect in a broad sense includes Linhai dialect, Huangyan dialect and Xianju dialect, with a population of 5.8 million, accounting for 1 1.6% of the total population of Wu dialect, and can be subdivided into Nantai dialect and Beitai dialect.

Nantai includes Linhai, Huangyan, Jiaojiang, Luqiao, Wenling, Yuhuan and Yueqing (north of Qingjiang), and its pronunciation is close to the northern Wu dialect represented by Linhai dialect. Beitai includes Sanmen, Tiantai, Xianju and Ninghai, represented by Tiantai dialect.