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Chink en · ADJ

Pronunciation

• /t͡ʃɪŋk/

Etymology

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)”).

Meanings

1. (derogatory, ethnic, offensive, slur) Chinese, or perceived to be Chinese.
2. (derogatory, ethnic, offensive, slur) East Asian.

Forms

Chink en · NOUN

Pronunciation

• /t͡ʃɪŋk/

Etymology

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)”).

Meanings

1. (derogatory, ethnic, offensive, slur) A person of perceived Chinese ethnicity or descent.
   • Then her eyes, always alert for the affairs of her kitchen, fell on some action of the Chinese cook which aroused her violent disapproval. She turned on him with a torrent of abuse. The Chink was not backward to defend himself, and a very lively quarrel ensued. 1919, W[illiam] Somerset Maugham, “chapter 51”, in The Moon and Sixpence, [New York, N.Y.]: Grosset & Dunlap Publishers […], →OCLC:
   • [Ignatz Mouse:] A new Chink in town, and acting mighty queer too – I suspect foul play. 1920 October 17, George Herriman, Krazy Kat, comic strip:
   • He scratched his head. "Well, damn me," said he. "I never thought I would take orders from a Chink, but he says 'hist!' and by crums you've got to hist and no back talk either." 1925 July – 1926 May, A[rthur] Conan Doyle, “(please specify the chapter number)”, in The Land of Mist (eBook no. 0601351h.html), Australia: Project Gutenberg Australia, published April 2019:
2. (broadly, derogatory, ethnic, offensive, slur) A person of perceived East Asian descent.
3. (ethnic, offensive, slur) A meal of Chinese food.
   • Let's order some Chink. Where's that menu? I think we've got the stuff we usually order circled. I'm starved! 1995, “Daddy's on the Drink” (track 12), in Shame-Based Man, performed by Bruce McCulloch:

Forms

Deriveds

chinky · chinkware · iron chink · Chinkland

Descendants

Kinikiu

Synonyms

gook · chinky (Chinese meal) · ching chong · Chinaman

Translations (44)

ru узкогла́зый (offensive: East Asian person) · fa چشم تنگ (offensive: East Asian person) · cmn 支人 (offensive: Chinese person) · ja 支那人 (offensive: Chinese person) · fi kinuski (offensive: Chinese person) · pt xing ling (offensive: Chinese person) · vi người Tàu (offensive: Chinese person) · nl spleetoog (offensive: East Asian person) · ja ポコペン (offensive: Chinese person) · pl kitajec (offensive: Chinese person) · id Cina (offensive: Chinese person) · ko 뙤놈 (offensive: Chinese person) · fr chinetoque (offensive: Chinese person) · ko 되놈 (offensive: Chinese person) · mn хужаа (offensive: Chinese person) · fr chinetoc (offensive: Chinese person) · cmn 支豬 /支猪 (offensive: Chinese person) · sv kinesjävel (offensive: Chinese person) · ja ちゃんころ (offensive: Chinese person) · id anak Cina (offensive: Chinese person) · cmn 老鐘 /老钟 (offensive: Chinese person) · fi kinkki (offensive: Chinese person) · cmn 老中人 (offensive: Chinese person) · pl żółtek (offensive: East Asian person) · ru китаёза (offensive: Chinese person) · id orang Cina (offensive: Chinese person) · th เจ๊ก (offensive: Chinese person) · cmn 支那人 (offensive: Chinese person) · ja チャンコロ (offensive: Chinese person) · cmn 支 (offensive: Chinese person) · cmn 老中 (offensive: Chinese person) · tl Tsekwa (offensive: Chinese person) · vi người Chệch (offensive: Chinese person) · fr chintok (offensive: Chinese person) · de Schlitzauge (offensive: East Asian person) · cmn 芝麻人 (offensive: Chinese person) · eo ĉinaĉo (offensive: Chinese person) · id singkek (offensive: Chinese person) · ko 짱꼴라 (offensive: Chinese person) · ja 不彀本 (offensive: Chinese person) · tr çan çin çon (offensive: Chinese person) · cmn 蜘蛛 (offensive: Chinese person) · ko 짱깨 (offensive: Chinese person) · cmn 老鐘人 /老钟人 (offensive: Chinese person)

Chink en · PROPN

Pronunciation

• /t͡ʃɪŋk/

Etymology

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)”).

Meanings

1. (derogatory, ethnic, offensive, slur) The Chinese language.
   • > >I see you are trying to post in chink. Ha!! Ha!! > > No, that was an English translation of your post. Your^([sic]) a fishhead Ha!! Ha!! 2004 June 29, Cerberus, “Papers Please!”, in ok.general (Usenet):

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