| Chinese Pidgin English |
Standard English |
Notes |
|---|
| Chinaman |
Chinese person |
|
| Fa-ke |
American |
花旗 |
| kuo |
country |
|
| Fa-lan-sai |
France |
|
| man |
person |
|
| side |
concession |
e.g. Fa-lan-sai side (French concession [Shanghai]) |
| Fan-kwei |
foreigner |
see 番鬼 |
| Joss |
God |
|
| Number … moon |
Month … of the lunar calendar |
|
| smellum water |
perfume? |
|
| luksi |
see, look |
compare with 看見 |
| no got |
doesn’t have |
|
| no … |
… not/there is no ... |
|
| catchee |
fetch |
|
| Pidgin |
business |
|
| sabee |
to know |
from Portuguese saber. Same in Kiautschou German Pidgin. |
| too muchee |
too much |
|
| … what name? |
How is … called? |
|
| one piecee |
a |
|
| chop chop |
quick |
|
| long time no see |
long time no see |
|
| no … no … |
there is no … or … |
|
| Taipan |
supercargo |
大班 |
