Chinese pidgin English

English dictionary entry

Meanings

name
  1. An English-lexifier pidgin used along the Chinese coast from the 17th to the 19th centuries.
noun
  1. An English-based pidgin formerly spoken in Guangzhou and other ports in China.

Word forms

Chinese pidgin English CPE

Synonyms

Canton Jargon China Coast Pidgin pidgin English
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