File:Steek.JPG

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English: Image taken by author of a sign on a door. This is an example of Chinglish. This door is located in the city of Taipei, Taiwan, the foreign immigrants recreational hall administered by the Taipei government. The word "Steek" is a legitimate English word, except it fell from common use hundreds of years ago. From top to bottom, the languages are Chinese, English, Vietnamese, Thai, and Bahasa Indonesia.
Bahasa Indonesia: Gambar yang menunjukan sebuah pengumuman di pintu ini diambil oleh penulis. Ini adalash salah satu contoh Chinglish. Pintu ini berada di kota Taipei, Taiwan, di sebuah balai rekreasi imigran asing yang diurus oleh pemerintah Taipei. Kata "Steek" ada dalam Bahasa Inggris, tetapi sudah tidak digunakan sejak ratusan tahun yang lalu. Dari bawah ke atas, bahasa yang tampil adalah Tionghoa, Inggris, Thai, dan Bahasa Indonesia.
Date 28 November 2006 (original upload date)
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Author LoopTel at English Wikipedia

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  • 2006-11-28 05:50 LoopTel 2,048 × 1,536 (1359352 bytes) Image taken by author of a sign on a door. This is an example of Chinglish. This door is located in the city of Taipei, Taiwan, the foreign immigrants recreational hall administered by the Taipei government. The word "Steek" is a legitimate English word,
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Category:Bilingual Chinese-English signs in Taiwan Category:Chinglish Category:Foreign languages in Taiwan Category:Images with annotations Category:Multilingual signs in Taiwan Category:PD-user Category:Quinquelingual Chinese-English-Indonesian-Thai-Vietnamese signs Category:Relations of Indonesia and Taiwan Category:Relations of Taiwan and Thailand Category:Taken with Sony DSC-T9 Category:Vietnamese diaspora in Taiwan