词汇 | pidgin english |
词源 | pidgin English. Pidgin English, originally developed by British traders in China, takes its name from the way the Chinese pronounced “business”—“bijin.” It combines En- glish and Portuguese, as well as German, Bengali, French, and Malayan. There is even a magazine, Frend Belong Me (“My Friend”), published in pidgin by the Catholic Mission in New Guinea. See pidgin language; gubmint catchum fella. |
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