pidgin

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pid·gin /ˈpɪdʒɪn/ noun [countable, uncountable]  1. SLa language that is a mixture of two other languages, which people who do not speak each other’s languages well use to talk to each other 〔两种语言混合在一起的〕混杂语言，洋泾浜语2. pidgin English/French etc SLEnglish, French etc that is mixed with the words or grammar of another language 洋泾浜英语/法语等

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pidgin• Under certain circumstances, however, children may learn a pidgin as their first language.• As we have already noted, pidgins are generally used by native speakers of other languages as a medium of communication.• There is space here only to summarise very briefly the large amount of research on pidgin and Creole languages.• As children acquire the pidgin, they use it with playmates and other children in their peer group.• Compared to pidgins, a proper language can convey such complicated concepts using relatively few words.Origin pidgin (1800-1900) Chinese English business

pid·gin nounChineseSyllable  

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pidgin
pid‧gin /ˈpɪdʒən, ˈpɪdʒɪn/ noun [uncountable and countable]1. a language that is a mixture of two other languages, which people who do not speak each other’s languages well use to talk to each other
2. pidgin English/French etc English, French etc that is mixed with the words or grammar of another language

pidginBrE /ˈpɪdʒɪn/ 🔊NAmE /ˈpɪdʒɪn/ 🔊 noun [uncountable] a simple form of a language, especially English, Portuguese or Dutch, with a limited number of words, that are used together with words from a local language. It is used when people who do not speak the same language need to talk to each other. 洋泾浜语；皮钦语Pidgin = Tok Pisin ~ English, French, Japanese, etc. a way of speaking a language that uses simple words and forms, used when a person does not speak the language well, or when he or she is talking to sb who does not speak the language well 洋泾浜英语（或法语、日语等）；洋泾浜式；混杂语式◆I tried to get my message across in my pidgin Italian. 我尝试用我的洋泾浜意大利语表达出我的意思。🔊🔊