"The tone of voice that Lai uses in his writing of vernacular poetry is basically the voice of the Chinese vernacular. Perhaps he could not speak fluent Mandarin Chinese with the standard Peking accent, but he certainly had some foundation," suggests Lin. This can be traced back to his study of correct Chinese pronunciation during his time in medical school and to the influence of his trip to Xiamen.
「賴和在習作白話詩時所用的語調，基本上是中國白話文的語調，他可能無法講流利的北京話，但多少有些基礎」，林瑞明說，這遠可追溯他在台北醫學院時代學過的國語正音，及前去廈門的影響。