chinaman

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• /ˈt͡ʃaɪnəmən/
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• [ˈt͡ʃhaɪ̯nəmɪ̽n]
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From china (“porcelain”) + -man.

From Chinaman, a dated, now offensive term for a Chinese person. Compare Chinese (“unfamiliar, unexpected”). Named in reference to Ellis Achong, a West Indian player of Chinese descent.

From Chinese Pidgin English. Calque of Chinese 中國人 /中国人 (Zhōngguórén) ("China + -man"). Applied also to ships by analogy with East Indiaman.

19 source translations are retained for this English entry.

• Danish: kinamand — a man who is Chinese, a Chinese man
• Danish: kineser — a man who is Chinese, a Chinese man
• Finnish: kinukki — a man who is Chinese, a Chinese man
• French: Chinois — a man who is Chinese, a Chinese man
• German: Chinese — a man who is Chinese, a Chinese man
• Greek: Κινέζος (Kinézos) — a man who is Chinese, a Chinese man
• Hawaiian: Pākē — a man who is Chinese, a Chinese man
• Indonesian: orang Cina — a man who is Chinese, a Chinese man
• Indonesian: singkek — a man who is Chinese, a Chinese man
• Norwegian Bokmål: kinamann — a man who is Chinese, a Chinese man
• Norwegian Bokmål: kineser — a man who is Chinese, a Chinese man
• Norwegian Nynorsk: kinamann — a man who is Chinese, a Chinese man
• Norwegian Nynorsk: kinesar — a man who is Chinese, a Chinese man
• Polish: chinol — a man who is Chinese, a Chinese man
• Romanian: chinez — a man who is Chinese, a Chinese man
• Romanian: chinezoi — a man who is Chinese, a Chinese man
• Russian: китаец (kitajec) — a man who is Chinese, a Chinese man
• Spanish: chino — a man who is Chinese, a Chinese man
• Yiddish: כינעזער (khinezer) — a man who is Chinese, a Chinese man