Chink

See also: chink

English

Alternative forms

• chink

Etymology

Alteration of Chinese.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /t͡ʃɪŋk/

Noun

Chink (plural Chinks)

1. (slang, offensive, ethnic slur) A person of perceived Chinese ethnicity.
   • 1919, W. Somerset Maugham, The Moon and Sixpence, chapter 51

     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.

   • 1920, George Herriman, Krazy Kat comic strip, October 17:

     [Ignatz Mouse:] A new Chink in town, and acting mighty queer too – I suspect foul play.

   • 1926, Sir Arthur Conan Doyle, The Land of Mist‎^[1]:

     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."

Synonyms

• (Chinese person): Chinaman, gook

Derived terms

• chinky

Translations

offensive: Chinese person

• Chinese:

  Mandarin: 支那人 (zh) (zhīnàrén)

• Dutch: spleetoog (nl) m or f (offensive term for any Asian person)
• Esperanto: ĉinaĉo
• Finnish: kinkki (fi), kinuski (fi)
• French: chinetoque (fr) m or f, chinetoc (fr) m or f, chintok (fr) m or f
• German: Schlitzauge (de) n (offensive term for any Asian person)
• Indonesian: Cina (id), orang Cina, anak Cina, singkek (id)
• Japanese: チャンコロ (Chankoro), ちゃんころ (ja) (Chankoro), 不コ本 (Pokopen), 支那人 (ja) (しなじん, Shina-jin), ポコペン (Pokopen)

• Korean: 짱깨 (ko) (jjangkkae), 짱꼴라 (ko) (jjangkkolla), 되놈 (doenom), 뙤놈 (ttoenom)
• Mongolian: хужаа (mn) (hužaa)
• Persian: چشم تنگ‎ (fa) (chashm tang) (offensive term for any Asian person)
• Polish: Żółtek m (offensive term for any East Asian person), kitajec (pl) m
• Russian: китаёза (ru) m or f (kitajóza), узкогла́зый (ru) m (uzkoglázyj) (offensive term for any Asian person)
• Swedish: guling (sv) c (offensive term for any Asian person)
• Thai: เจ๊ก (th) (jék)
• Vietnamese: người Tàu (lit.: "boat person/people")

Adjective

Chink (comparative more Chink, superlative most Chink)

1. (slang, offensive, ethnic slur) Chinese, or perceived to be Chinese.

Anagrams

• Hinck, Kinch