"China doll" meaning in English

See China doll in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Noun

Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Flame, not lame-China doll.wav [US] Forms: China dolls [plural]
Etymology: Blend of China + china doll Etymology templates: {{blend|en|China|china doll}} Blend of China + china doll Head templates: {{en-noun}} China doll (plural China dolls)
  1. (offensive) A stereotypically feminine and submissive young Asian woman. Tags: offensive
    Sense id: en-China_doll-en-noun-kwApZdRb
  2. An Asian tree or shrub grown for its glossy foliage in warm climates and everywhere else as a container plant, Radermachera sinica Categories (lifeform): Bignonia family plants
    Sense id: en-China_doll-en-noun-rvXwZrx0 Disambiguation of Bignonia family plants: 15 85 Categories (other): English blends, English entries with incorrect language header, English entries with topic categories using raw markup, English terms with non-redundant non-automated sortkeys Disambiguation of English blends: 28 72 Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 36 64 Disambiguation of English entries with topic categories using raw markup: 29 71 Disambiguation of English terms with non-redundant non-automated sortkeys: 29 71

Inflected forms

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