Fa-ke

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Chinese Pidgin English[edit]

Etymology[edit]

Borrowed from Cantonese 花旗 (faa1 kei4).

Noun[edit]

Fa-ke

  1. (Guangzhou) American
    Synonym: Melican

Related terms[edit]

References[edit]

  • Gow, W. S. P. (1924) Gow’s Guide to Shanghai, 1924: A Complete, Concise and Accurate Handbook of the City and District, Especially Compiled for the Use of Tourists and Commercial Visitors to the Far East, Shanghai, page 105: “Fa-ke: American—i.e., “flower-flag” (Canton only).”
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