“下湖”是个很有特色的方言词,仅仅流行于中原官话区安徽宿州、江苏徐州邳县、山东郯城枣庄等地及江淮官话区连云港、盱眙等地,等同于其他官话方言区内的“下地”、“下田”等,是到田地里干农活的意思。如:(1)他家里没有人,都下湖去了。(2)下湖割麦。(3)下湖拾掇拾掇庄稼。今天,这些地区为什么把“下地”、“下田”叫作“下湖”呢?至今很少有人讨论。原来历史上宿州徐州之间曾经存在着一个 “Xiahu ” is a very unique dialect, only popular in the Central Plains Mandarin area Suzhou in Suzhou, Jiangsu Xuzhou Pixian, Shandong Tancheng Zaozhuang and Jianghuai Mandarin Lianyungang, 盱 眙 and other places, equivalent to other dialects “Under ground ”, “Shimoda ” and so on, is to farm the meaning of farming. Such as: (1) no one in his home, all went to the lake. (2) under the lake cutting wheat. (3) The next lake pick up crops. Today, why do these regions call “under the ground” and “Shimoda” “the lower lake” in these areas? So far, few people have discussed it. The original history of Xuzhou, Suzhou once existed between