Chinglish
Chinglish is a word for English that is influenced by Chinese.[1] It often uses Chinese grammar and vocabulary that has been translated into English. For example, "long time no see (we have not met for a long time)" is translated from Chinese "hǎojiǔbùjiàn".
The term Chinglish comes from a combination of the words Chinese and English.
Example
One car come, one car go, two car pengpeng, one car die.
Proper english translation
One car drove towards another; both cars crashed, and one of them was destroyed.
Chinglish Media
- CHNorthographic
Republic of China (orthographic projection)
A sign on the wall surrounding the Tiger Hill Pagoda warning tourists not to climb up it demonstrates the complexity of translation.
A sign from Beijing's Silk Street, giving translations of common English phrases vendors may use when serving English speaking customers, as well as phrases advised against.
A Chinglish warning sign meaning "Danger! Deep water, keep out"
Incomprehensible “chinglish” sign
A trash bin for non-recyclable waste at the Xi'an Xianyang International Airport.
A fine Chinglish example at Namtso, Tibet
.svg)
References
- ↑ Wenzhong, Li (April 1993). "China English and Chinglish". Foreign Language Teaching and Research.
