Fa-lan-sai-side

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Chinese Pidgin English

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Etymology

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Fa-lan-sai +‎ -side

Proper noun

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Fa-lan-sai-side

  1. Shanghai French Concession

References

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  • 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-lan-sai: French; Francais. “fa-Ian-sai-side”[sic]; the French Concession, Shanghai.