清國奴

Chinese

		Qing	country; state; nation	slave
trad. (清國奴)		清	國	奴
simp. (清国奴)		清	国	奴
Literally: “Qing slave”.

(This form in the hanzi box is uncreated: "清国奴".)

Etymology

From Taiwanese Hokkien, literally "Qing slave". Influenced Japanese ちゃんころ or チャンコロ.

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): qīngguónú

  (Zhuyin): ㄑㄧㄥ ㄍㄨㄛˊ ㄋㄨˊ

• Cantonese (Jyutping): cing¹ gwok³ nou⁴
• Southern Min (Hokkien, POJ): chhing-kok-lô͘

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: qīngguónú
    • Zhuyin: ㄑㄧㄥ ㄍㄨㄛˊ ㄋㄨˊ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: cingguónú
    • Wade–Giles: chʻing¹-kuo²-nu²
    • Yale: chīng-gwó-nú
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: chinggwonu
    • Palladius: цингону (cingonu)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /t͡ɕʰiŋ⁵⁵ ku̯ɔ³⁵ nu³⁵/
• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
    • Jyutping: cing¹ gwok³ nou⁴
    • Yale: chīng gwok nòuh
    • Cantonese Pinyin: tsing¹ gwok⁸ nou⁴
    • Guangdong Romanization: qing¹ guog³ nou⁴
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /t͡sʰɪŋ⁵⁵ kʷɔːk̚³ nou̯²¹/
• Southern Min
  • (Hokkien)
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī: chhing-kok-lô͘
    • Tâi-lô: tshing-kok-lôo
    • Phofsit Daibuun: chingkokloo
    • IPA (Xiamen): /t͡sʰiŋ⁴⁴⁻²² kɔk̚³²⁻⁴ lɔ²⁴/
    • IPA (Quanzhou): /t͡sʰiŋ³³ kɔk̚⁵⁻²⁴ lɔ²⁴/
    • IPA (Zhangzhou): /t͡sʰiŋ⁴⁴⁻²² kɔk̚³²⁻⁵ lɔ¹³/
    • IPA (Taipei): /t͡sʰiŋ⁴⁴⁻³³ kɔk̚³²⁻⁴ lɔ²⁴/
    • IPA (Kaohsiung): /t͡sʰiŋ⁴⁴⁻³³ kɔk̚³²⁻⁴ lɔ²³/

Noun

清國奴

1. (derogatory, offensive, ethnic slur) Chink (person of Chinese descent), Chinaman, ching chong

Usage notes

• Mostly used by Taiwan independence activists.

Descendants

• ⇒? Japanese: ちゃんころ (Japanese derogatory term for Chinese people)