Chinaman — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

(ethnic slur) offensive term for a person of Chinese descent

a ball bowled by a left-handed bowler to a right-handed batsman that spins from off to leg

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/kjuːkˈuːjoʊ/

🇬🇧British English

/klˈavaɪsmbəlˌəʊ/

🇮🇳Indian English

/klˈavaɪsmbəlˌəʊ/

3 syllables Say it as /kjuːkˈuːjoʊ/.

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

chink

Around the World

Europe

🇩🇪German

Chinese

(ethnische Beleidigung) beleidigende Bezeichnung für eine Person chinesischer Abstammung

🇫🇷French

Chinois

(insulte ethnique) terme offensant désignant une personne d'origine chinoise

🇪🇸Spanish

chino

(insulto étnico) término ofensivo para una persona de ascendencia china

🇮🇹Italian

cinese

(insulto etnico) termine offensivo per una persona di origine cinese

🇳🇱Dutch

Chinees

(etnische smet) beledigende term voor een persoon van Chinese afkomst

🇵🇹Portuguese

chinês

(calúnia étnica) termo ofensivo para uma pessoa de ascendência chinesa

🇷🇺Russian

китаец

(этническое оскорбление) оскорбительный термин для человека китайского происхождения

India

🇮🇳Hindi

चीनी

(जातीय गाली) चीनी मूल के व्यक्ति के लिए आपत्तिजनक शब्द

🇧🇩Bengali

চায়নাম্যান

(জাতিগত গালি) চীনা বংশোদ্ভূত ব্যক্তির জন্য আপত্তিকর শব্দ

🇮🇳Tamil

சீனாமன்

(இன அவதூறு) சீன வம்சாவளியைச் சேர்ந்த ஒரு நபருக்குத் தாக்கும் சொல்

🇮🇳Telugu

చైనామాన్

(జాతి స్లర్) చైనీస్ సంతతికి చెందిన వ్యక్తికి అభ్యంతరకరమైన పదం

🇮🇳Marathi

चायनामन

(जातीय स्लर) चिनी वंशाच्या व्यक्तीसाठी आक्षेपार्ह संज्ञा

🇮🇳Gujarati

ચાઇનામેન

(વંશીય સ્લર) ચીની વંશની વ્યક્તિ માટે અપમાનજનક શબ્દ

🇮🇳Kannada

ಚೈನಾಮನ್

(ಜನಾಂಗೀಯ ನಿಂದನೆ) ಚೀನೀ ಮೂಲದ ವ್ಯಕ್ತಿಗೆ ಆಕ್ರಮಣಕಾರಿ ಪದ

🇮🇳Malayalam

ചൈനമാൻ

(വംശീയ സ്ലർ) ചൈനീസ് വംശജനായ ഒരു വ്യക്തിക്ക് നിന്ദ്യമായ പദം

🇮🇳Punjabi

ਚੀਨਮਾਨ

ਚੀਨੀ ਮੂਲ ਦੇ ਵਿਅਕਤੀ ਲਈ (ਨਸਲੀ ਗੰਦੀ) ਅਪਮਾਨਜਨਕ ਸ਼ਬਦ

🇵🇰Urdu

چائنا مین

(نسلی گندگی) چینی نسل کے فرد کے لیے جارحانہ اصطلاح

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

中国人

（种族歧视）对华裔的攻击性用语

🇯🇵Japanese

中国人

(民族的中傷) 中国系の人に対する攻撃的な用語

🇰🇷Korean

중국인

(민족 비방) 중국계 사람을 비방하는 용어

🇻🇳Vietnamese

người sành sứ

(tiếng lóng dân tộc) thuật ngữ xúc phạm người gốc Hoa

🇹🇭Thai

คนจีน

(คำเหยียดเชื้อชาติ) คำหยาบคายสำหรับคนเชื้อสายจีน

🇮🇩Indonesian

pedagang pecah belah

(penghinaan etnis) istilah yang menyinggung orang keturunan Tionghoa

🇲🇾Malay

orang cina

(slur etnik) istilah menyinggung bagi seseorang yang berketurunan Cina

Middle East

🇸🇦Arabic

com.chinaman

(افتراء عرقي) مصطلح مهين لشخص من أصل صيني

🇮🇷Persian

چینی

(توهین قومی) اصطلاح توهین آمیز برای یک فرد چینی تبار

🇹🇷Turkish

Çinli

(etnik hakaret) Çin kökenli bir kişi için saldırgan bir terim

🇮🇱Hebrew

סיני

(השמצה אתנית) מונח פוגעני לאדם ממוצא סיני

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The primary meaning of 'chinaman' is '(ethnic slur) offensive term for a person of Chinese descent'.

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Using 'chinaman' in a noun/adjective form makes the first sentence correct.

In which domain is the word 'chinaman' most likely to appear as standard vocabulary?

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