qui—hy侨居印度的英国人；有人吗?

【使用地区】：印度，英国

【释义】：

The Hindi Koi hai，meaning“Is anyone there?”is a cry used in India to summon a servant．These words，in the form of qui—hy，were used by the British when they occupied India to mean an Anglo—Indian，especially one living in Bengal．It also had some British military use in the sense of a summons to a servant．

印度人用koi hai来召唤仆人，意为“有人吗?”。在英国占领印度的时期，英国人用qui—hy指在侨居印度的英国人，尤其是指住在孟加拉的英国人。英国部队中也有人用此词来召唤仆人。