荷塘镇处于广东省珠江三角洲四邑地区,荷塘话与周边方言有一定的相同点,也有着自身的一些语音特色,其系属问题值得探究。本文通过荷塘话与四邑片粤语、广府片粤语语音方面的比较,认为荷塘话是一种受广州话影响较深的四邑话,是界于四邑片粤语与广府片粤语间的一种边缘性、过渡性语言。 Hetang is located in the four cities of the Pearl River Delta in Guangdong Province. Hetang dialect has some similarities with the surrounding dialects, and also has some of its own phonetic features, which are worth discussing. Through the comparison of Cantonese and Cantonese spoken Cantonese between the four languages ​​of Hetang and Cantonese, Cantonese is considered as a kind of Siyi dialect which is deeply influenced by Cantonese dialect. A marginal, transitional language.