Chinglishn.adj.

Brit.

/ˈtʃɪŋ(ɡ)lɪʃ/, U.S.

/ˈtʃɪŋ(ɡ)lɪʃ/

Forms: 1900s– Chinglish, 1900s– Chenglish (rare).

Origin: Formed within English, by blending. Etymons: Chinese n., English n.

Etymology: Blend of Chinese n. and English n., perhaps as a contraction of Chinese English n. at Chinese adj. and n. Compounds 7. Compare earlier Spanglish n.

colloquial (frequently depreciative).

A. n.

A mixture of Chinese and English; esp. a variety of English used by speakers of Chinese or in a bilingual Chinese and English context, typically incorporating some Chinese vocabulary or constructions, or English terms specific to a Chinese context. Also: the vocabulary of, or a characteristic idiom from, such a variety. Cf. Singlish n.²

ΚΠ

1936 Albury Banner & Wodonga Express (Austral.) 10 July 39/5 Chinglish! China, in her first bid for Davis Cup honors this year, was represented by four players who, to understand each other, had to use a foreign tongue—English. The four players..speak entirely different forms of Chinese.

1957 M. Freedman Chinese Family & Marriage Singapore iv. 101 The noun ‘keep’ is sometimes used in Chinese-English. [Note] Sometimes jocularly referred to as ‘Chinglish’.

1971 China Q. 45 188 The author explains..in English that is both straightforward and readable—a change from the Chinglish which sometimes creeps into scholarly writing on the new China.

1985 Pacific Affairs 59 116 This book reminds us of the need for an agreed translation of Chinese educational terminology... ‘Middle school’ and ‘key-point schools’ are a Chinglish only suitable for those already familiar with the subject.

2012 telegraph.co.uk (Nexis) 2 Jan. Street hawkers in several Chinese cities have turned ‘Chinglish’ into an art form—and a profession—selling fridge magnets and badges emblazoned with nonsensical but sometimes strangely poetic translations.

B. adj.

Of or relating to Chinglish; expressed in Chinglish.

ΚΠ

1983 Associated Press Newswire (Nexis) 17 July Despite the Chinglish problem, most parents go out of their way to place their children in Anglo-Chinese schools.

1991 Eng. World-wide 12 303 Under/over-generation of these Chinglish constructions gives rise to learnability problems.

1994 Personal Computer World Oct. 260/3 You will know everything about it, rather than depending on Chinglish manuals and weak technical support.

2020 @ribbozi 23 Aug. in twitter.com (accessed 24 Aug. 2020) Writing a chinglish email to my mandarin teacher cause i'm trying to practice and she understands my struggle.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2021; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	chinglish
释义	Chinglishn.adj. Brit. /ˈtʃɪŋ(ɡ)lɪʃ/, U.S. /ˈtʃɪŋ(ɡ)lɪʃ/ Forms: 1900s– Chinglish, 1900s– Chenglish (rare). Origin: Formed within English, by blending. Etymons: Chinese n., English n. Etymology: Blend of Chinese n. and English n., perhaps as a contraction of Chinese English n. at Chinese adj. and n. Compounds 7. Compare earlier Spanglish n. colloquial (frequently depreciative). A. n. A mixture of Chinese and English; esp. a variety of English used by speakers of Chinese or in a bilingual Chinese and English context, typically incorporating some Chinese vocabulary or constructions, or English terms specific to a Chinese context. Also: the vocabulary of, or a characteristic idiom from, such a variety. Cf. Singlish n.² ΚΠ 1936 Albury Banner & Wodonga Express (Austral.) 10 July 39/5 Chinglish! China, in her first bid for Davis Cup honors this year, was represented by four players who, to understand each other, had to use a foreign tongue—English. The four players..speak entirely different forms of Chinese. 1957 M. Freedman Chinese Family & Marriage Singapore iv. 101 The noun ‘keep’ is sometimes used in Chinese-English. [Note] Sometimes jocularly referred to as ‘Chinglish’. 1971 China Q. 45 188 The author explains..in English that is both straightforward and readable—a change from the Chinglish which sometimes creeps into scholarly writing on the new China. 1985 Pacific Affairs 59 116 This book reminds us of the need for an agreed translation of Chinese educational terminology... ‘Middle school’ and ‘key-point schools’ are a Chinglish only suitable for those already familiar with the subject. 2012 telegraph.co.uk (Nexis) 2 Jan. Street hawkers in several Chinese cities have turned ‘Chinglish’ into an art form—and a profession—selling fridge magnets and badges emblazoned with nonsensical but sometimes strangely poetic translations. B. adj. Of or relating to Chinglish; expressed in Chinglish. ΚΠ 1983 Associated Press Newswire (Nexis) 17 July Despite the Chinglish problem, most parents go out of their way to place their children in Anglo-Chinese schools. 1991 Eng. World-wide 12 303 Under/over-generation of these Chinglish constructions gives rise to learnability problems. 1994 Personal Computer World Oct. 260/3 You will know everything about it, rather than depending on Chinglish manuals and weak technical support. 2020 @ribbozi 23 Aug. in twitter.com (accessed 24 Aug. 2020) Writing a chinglish email to my mandarin teacher cause i'm trying to practice and she understands my struggle. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2021; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.adj.1936
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