Chinese pidgin English

alternative Chinese Pidgin English · alternative CPE

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

   The term missy appears to be a Chinese Pidgin English term from English miss + the Cantonese phonotactic suffix -ee/-y, though perhaps owes something to the pre-existing British English diminutive of miss.

   2015, James Lambert, “Lexicography as a teaching tool: A Hong Kong case study”, in Lan Li, Jamie McKeown, Liming Liu, editors, Dictionaries and corpora: Innovations in reference science. Proceedings of ASIALEX 2015 Hong Kong, Hong Kong: The Hong Kong Polytechnic University, page 146

   Synonyms: Canton Jargon, China Coast Pidgin, pidgin English, Pidgin English

alternative Chinese pidgin English · alternative CPE

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

   Of the Chinese material (3.1% of total senses), there are 27 Chinese Pidgin English terms, including chin-chin, a salutation; chop, a stamp or seal; chop-chop, a command for greater speed; and joss, an idol or god.

   2018, James Lambert, “Setting the Record Straight: An In-depth Examination of Hobson-Jobson”, in International Journal of Lexicography, volume 31, number 4, →DOI, page 500

   Synonyms: Canton Jargon, China Coast Pidgin, pidgin English, Pidgin English