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Chinese
Loan Word
Characters
Meaning
Pak-choi
白菜
Another name for Chinese cabbage,
*Pak pai
白牌
Literally 'white label', meaning hire cars which are in fact operating illegally because they are not licenced to carry passengers for a fee.
Pekingese
北京(狗)
A small long-haired dog, of the pug type, orig. brought from the Imperial Palace at Pekin.
Pekoe
白毫
A superior kind of black tea, so called from the leaves being picked young with the down still on them.
*Pinyin
拼音
Literally 'to write according to sound'
referring to the romanization system used to write Chinese rather than the traditional Chinese characters.
Petuntse,
白墩子
A white earth, consisting of pulverized granite; used in combination with kaolin in the manufacture of Chinese porcelain,
Petuntze
A 4-stringed Chinese musical instrument plucked like a guitar and having a large body resembling a lute and a neck with 12 or more frets that leads into the body.
Pipa
琵琶
*Putonghua
普通話
Literally 'ordinary speech', the standard dialect of China.
*Renminbi
人民幣
Literally 'the people's currency', referring to the currency of the People's Republic of China.
Samfoo
衫褲
A style of casual dress worn by Chinese women, consisting of waisted blouse and trousers,
Sampan
舢舨
Applied by Europeans in the China seas to any small boat of Chinese pattern.
Samshu
三燒
An alcoholic liquor distilled in China from boiled and fermented rice.
*Sharpei,
沙皮
Literally 'sand-skinned', referring to the rough and loose skin of this breed of dog, formerly known as the 'Chinese Fighting Dog'.
sharpi
To drug or otherwise render insensible,
and ship on board a vessel wanting hands.
Shanghai
上海
A soft undressed Chinese silk.
Shantung
山東
A Chinese breed of small dog similar to a Pekingese.
Shih tzu
獅子
One of the finer varieties of black tea.
Souchong
小種