Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

chinese pidgin english

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.54 in modern English

Syllables: chi-ne-se pidg-in english
IPA

33

Scrabble Score

20

Letters

4

Syllables

10

Unique Chars

Meaning

name

An English-lexifier pidgin used along the Chinese coast from the 17th to the 19th centuries.

noun

An English-based pidgin formerly spoken in Guangzhou and other ports in China.

Uncountable

Example Sentences

"The term missy appears to be a Chinese Pidgin English term from English miss + the Cantonese phonotactic suffix -ee/-y, though perhaps owes something to the pre-existing British English diminutive of miss."
"Of the Chinese material (3.1% of total senses), there are 27 Chinese Pidgin English terms, including chin-chin, a salutation; chop, a stamp or seal; chop-chop, a command for greater speed; and joss, an idol or god."

Usage

Uncountable

Inflected Forms

CPE (alternative)

Synonyms

Canton Jargon China Coast Pidgin pidgin English

Questions

What does chinese pidgin english mean?: An English-lexifier pidgin used along the Chinese coast from the 17th to the 19th centuries.

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