Chinglish

comparative more Chinglish · superlative most Chinglish

1. derogatorysometimesOf or resembling English that is influenced by the Chinese language.

1. derogatorysometimesSpoken or written English which is influenced by the Chinese language.

   And as Global English evolves through the twenty-first century, Chinglish will, undoubtedly, continue to have a sizable impact.

   2008, Paul J.J. Payack, A Million Words And Counting: How Global English Is Rewriting The World, →ISBN

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   Andrea acknowledged that she spoke Chinglish, that she hated her accent, and that learners needed a comprehensible teacher voice in the classroom.

   2010, Janette Ryan, Gordon Slethaug, International Education and the Chinese Learner, →ISBN, page 146

   You will see signs written in Chinglish all over China. These signs are usually amusing to English-speaking westerners because they often make no sense, or the translation is inappropriately sexual in content.

   2011, Jean M. Life, LIFE IN CHINA: My Story, →ISBN, page 204

   The same can be said about the speakers of Teochiu, Hokkien, Hakka, and Cantonese and Hailam in Southeast Asia, Cantonese in Hong Kong, and all the different topolect speakers and Chinglish or pidgin speakers in the United States.

   2012, Shu-mei Shih, Sinophone Studies: A Critical Reader, →ISBN, page 32

   Synonyms: Chinese English

   1. Hong KongMacauderogatoryespeciallysometimesSpoken or written English influenced by the Cantonese language.

      Synonyms: Chinese English