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Chinese pidgin English

name · noun · 2 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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Sound

Pronunciation

Each Play button uses your device's default local English voice, or a natural local fallback. The selected voice name appears after playback. This is synthesized speech, not a source recording.

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name

Meaning 1

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

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

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noun

Meaning 2

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

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: uncountable

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: Canton Jargon, China Coast Pidgin, pidgin English

Antonyms: none provided

History

Etymology

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Across languages

Translations

2 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Chinese Mandarin: 洋涇浜英語 /洋泾浜英语 (Yángjīngbāng Yīngyǔ) — an English-lexifier pidgin formerly used along the Chinese coast
  • Portuguese: pidgin inglês da China — an English-lexifier pidgin formerly used along the Chinese coast