See also: 洋泾浜

Chinese

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ocean; foreign name of a river stream; creek
trad. (洋涇浜)
simp. (洋泾浜)
 
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Proper noun

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洋涇浜

  1. Yangjingbang, a former tributary of the Huangpu River in Shanghai, now filled and known as Yan'an East Road (延安東路延安东路)
  2. Short for 洋涇浜英語洋泾浜英语 (Yángjīngbāng Yīngyǔ, “Chinese Pidgin English”).

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Noun

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洋涇浜

  1. (Wu, chiefly Shanghainese) a person who does not speak proper Shanghainese (or another language); a non-local who speaks Shanghainese with an accent

Adjective

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洋涇浜

  1. (Wu, chiefly Shanghainese, of one's speech of the local dialect) improper; with an accent
    勿好意思上海閒話洋涇浜 [Shanghainese, trad.]
    勿好意思上海闲话洋泾浜 [Shanghainese, simp.]
    6veq8-hau5-i5-sy1 6ngu 6zaon-he5 6ghe-gho6 6yeu-nge6 6yan-cin1-pan1 [Wugniu]
    Sorry, my Shanghainese is a bit accented.