"Chinese pidgin English" meaning in English

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Proper name

Head templates: {{en-proper noun}} Chinese pidgin English
  1. An English-lexifier pidgin used along the Chinese coast from the 17th to the 19th centuries. Categories (topical): Languages Synonyms: Canton Jargon, China Coast Pidgin, pidgin English, Pidgin English, Chinese Pidgin English, CPE Translations (an English-lexifier pidgin formerly used along the Chinese coast): 洋涇浜英語 (Chinese Mandarin), 洋泾浜英语 (Yángjīngbāng Yīngyǔ) (Chinese Mandarin), pidgin inglês da China [masculine] (Portuguese)

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