白鴿英文

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Chinese

white pigeon English language
trad. (白鴿英文) 白鴿 英文
simp. (白鸽英文) 白鸽 英文

Etymology

白鴿白鸽 is calque of English pigeon, which is misinterpretation of English pidgin.

Pronunciation


Noun

白鴿英文

  1. (Cantonese) Chinese Pidgin English, transcribed with Chinese characters, especially those written in fortune telling books (通勝通胜)

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