Chinglish
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Chinglish is spoken or written English that is either influenced by or poorly translated from the Chinese language. In South China, the term "Chinglish" refers mainly to Cantonese-influenced English s
A 2007 warning sign in Guilin states in Chinese: "(When there are) thunderstorms / Please do not climb the mountain."
![A 2010 sign on the wall surrounding the Tiger Hill Pagoda warning tourists not to climb up. lit. 'Protect cultural heritages / climbing [is] dangerous](https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/3e/Tiger_Hill_Pagoda_Sign.JPG/500px-Tiger_Hill_Pagoda_Sign.JPG)
A 2010 sign on the wall surrounding the Tiger Hill Pagoda warning tourists not to climb up. lit. 'Protect cultural heritages / climbing [is] dangerous.'
A 2007 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 2013 sign on a ladies' changing room, reading "Wom's Bathing Box".
Hong Kong English
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Hong Kong English or Honglish is a variant of the English language native to Hong Kong. The variant is either a learner interlanguage or emergent variant, primarily a result of Hong Kong's British col
Chinglish
…from the Chinese language. In South China (particularly the Lingnan region), the term "Chinglish" refers mainly to Cantonese-influenced English such as Hong Kong English, while in the rest of Mainland China it refers to English influenced by the tones, intonations and lexicons of Mandarin or other dialectal varieties…
Nullah Road, Mong Kok