"ching chong" meaning in All languages combined

See ching chong on Wiktionary

Interjection [English]

IPA: /ˈtʃɪŋ ˌtʃɒŋ/
enPR: chǐngʹ chŏng Etymology: Onomatopoeic, originally representing characteristic syllables of Chinese, such as Mandarin's qing and chong, Cantonese's cing¹ and cong¹, Hokkien's chheng and chhong, and etc, as heard by English-speakers, and reinforced by perceptions of other Asian languages, especially with existing surnames of Chinese origin, such as Ching/Cheng and Chong/Chung. Etymology templates: {{onomatopoeia|en}} Onomatopoeic, {{bor|en|zh|-}} Chinese, {{ncog|cmn|-}} Mandarin, {{ncog|yue|-}} Cantonese, {{ncog|nan-hbl|-}} Hokkien Head templates: {{en-interj|nolinkhead=1}} ching chong
  1. (offensive, ethnic slur) Mimicking Chinese, Korean, Thai or other East/Southeast Asian speech. Tags: ethnic, offensive, slur Synonyms: ching-chong Related terms: durka durka (english: mimicking Middle Eastern speech), ooga booga (english: mimicking African and Australian Aboriginal speech), zhing-zhong
    Sense id: en-ching_chong-en-intj-RCWGWmrz Categories (other): English ethnic slurs, English apophonic reduplications, English entries with incorrect language header, English onomatopoeias, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of English apophonic reduplications: 98 2 Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 97 3 Disambiguation of English onomatopoeias: 97 3 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 98 2 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 99 1

Noun [English]

IPA: /ˈtʃɪŋ ˌtʃɒŋ/ Forms: ching chongs [plural]
enPR: chǐngʹ chŏng Etymology: Onomatopoeic, originally representing characteristic syllables of Chinese, such as Mandarin's qing and chong, Cantonese's cing¹ and cong¹, Hokkien's chheng and chhong, and etc, as heard by English-speakers, and reinforced by perceptions of other Asian languages, especially with existing surnames of Chinese origin, such as Ching/Cheng and Chong/Chung. Etymology templates: {{onomatopoeia|en}} Onomatopoeic, {{bor|en|zh|-}} Chinese, {{ncog|cmn|-}} Mandarin, {{ncog|yue|-}} Cantonese, {{ncog|nan-hbl|-}} Hokkien Head templates: {{en-noun|nolinkhead=1}} ching chong (plural ching chongs)
  1. (offensive, ethnic slur) A Chinese or other Asian person. Tags: ethnic, offensive, slur
    Sense id: en-ching_chong-en-noun-HK88sJtD Categories (other): English ethnic slurs

Inflected forms

Alternative forms

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