白鴿英文

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Chinese

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white pigeon English language
trad. (白鴿英文) 白鴿 英文
simp. (白鸽英文) 白鸽 英文

Etymology

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白鴿白鸽 is calque of English pigeon, which is misinterpretation of English pidgin.

Pronunciation

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Noun

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白鴿英文

  1. (Cantonese) Chinese Pidgin English, transcribed with Chinese characters, especially those written in fortune telling books (通勝通胜)

Synonyms

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