白鴿英文
Appearance
Chinese
[edit]white pigeon | English language | ||
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trad. (白鴿英文) | 白鴿 | 英文 | |
simp. (白鸽英文) | 白鸽 | 英文 |
Etymology
[edit]白鴿/白鸽 is calque of English pigeon, which is misinterpretation of English pidgin.
Pronunciation
[edit]- Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)+
- Jyutping: baak6 gaap3 jing1 man4-2
- Yale: baahk gaap yīng mán
- Cantonese Pinyin: baak9 gaap8 jing1 man4-2
- Guangdong Romanization: bag6 gab3 ying1 men4-2
- Sinological IPA (key): /paːk̚² kaːp̚³ jɪŋ⁵⁵ mɐn²¹⁻³⁵/
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)+
Noun
[edit]白鴿英文
- (Cantonese) Chinese Pidgin English, transcribed with Chinese characters, especially those written in fortune telling books (通勝/通胜)