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Chinese Pidgin English
Etymology
Borrowed from Cantonese 花旗 (faa1 kei4).
Noun
Fa-ke
- (Guangzhou) American
- Synonym: Melican
References
- Gow, W. S. P. (1924) Gow’s Guide to Shanghai, 1924: A Complete, Concise and Accurate Handbook of the City and District, Especially Compiled for the Use of Tourists and Commercial Visitors to the Far East, Shanghai, page 105: “Fa-ke: American—i.e., “flower-flag” (Canton only).”