Pidgin, << PIHJ uhn, >> English is one of several bridge or minimum dialects, based on English, used in Asia and the South Seas between Westerners and Asians, and among peoples who have no common tongue. The word pidgin comes from a change in the pronunciation of the word business.
Pidgin English is sometimes viewed as a corruption of English, but it serves the needs of millions of people who would be unable to communicate without it. The phrase long time, no see is an example of Chinese Pidgin.
