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Chink.

A person of perceived Chinese ethnicity or descent.

5 characters1 syllables approx.English language

Meaning & usage

noun/t͡ʃɪŋk/
  1. A person of perceived Chinese ethnicity or descent.

    derogatory · ethnic · offensive · slur
  2. A person of perceived East Asian descent.

    broadly · derogatory · ethnic · offensive · slur
  3. A meal of Chinese food.

    ethnic · offensive · slur
Where this word comes from

There are several possible origins of the term: * From the Chinese courtesy ching-ching, a reduplication of Mandarin 請 /请 (qǐng, “please”). Compare chin-chin, Italian cincin, Portuguese tchim-tchim, tim-tim, Spanish chinchín, French tchin-tchin. * From the alteration of China. * From the alteration of Qing (also spelled Ch'ing). See also Hokkien 親家 /亲家 (chhin-ke, “any relative by marriage (to a Chinese family)”).

adj/t͡ʃɪŋk/
  1. Chinese, or perceived to be Chinese.

    derogatory · ethnic · offensive · slur
  2. East Asian.

    derogatory · ethnic · offensive · slur
Where this word comes from

There are several possible origins of the term: * From the Chinese courtesy ching-ching, a reduplication of Mandarin 請 /请 (qǐng, “please”). Compare chin-chin, Italian cincin, Portuguese tchim-tchim, tim-tim, Spanish chinchín, French tchin-tchin. * From the alteration of China. * From the alteration of Qing (also spelled Ch'ing). See also Hokkien 親家 /亲家 (chhin-ke, “any relative by marriage (to a Chinese family)”).

name/t͡ʃɪŋk/
  1. The Chinese language.

    derogatory · ethnic · offensive · slur
Where this word comes from

There are several possible origins of the term: * From the Chinese courtesy ching-ching, a reduplication of Mandarin 請 /请 (qǐng, “please”). Compare chin-chin, Italian cincin, Portuguese tchim-tchim, tim-tim, Spanish chinchín, French tchin-tchin. * From the alteration of China. * From the alteration of Qing (also spelled Ch'ing). See also Hokkien 親家 /亲家 (chhin-ke, “any relative by marriage (to a Chinese family)”).

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