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Fa-lan-sai
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Chinese Pidgin English
Etymology
cpi fr français, perhaps via cpi yue 法蘭西 faat3 laan4 sai1, faat3 laan4-1 sai1.
Adjective
cpi adjective
en French
en cpi 1906 w:Herbert Strang Brown of Moukden: A story of the Russo-Japanese War New York and London G. P. Putnam’s Sons 37 “No wantchee Fa-lan-sai man he dollar,” he said.
Derived terms
cpi Fa-lan-sai-side
References
105 Fa-lan-sai: French; Francais. “fa-Ian-sai-side”; the French Concession, Shanghai.