chink

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• /t͡ʃɪŋk/
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There are several possible origins of the term: * From the Chinese courtesy ching-ching, a reduplication of Mandarin 請 /请 (qǐng, “please”). Compare chin-chin, Italian cincin, Portuguese tchim-tchim, tim-tim, Spanish chinchín, French tchin-tchin. * From the alteration of China. * From the alteration of Qing (also spelled Ch'ing). See also Hokkien 親家 /亲家 (chhin-ke, “any relative by marriage (to a Chinese family)”).

Of uncertain origin, but apparently an extension, with diminutive -k (see more at -ock), of Middle English chine (or, if already suffixed in Middle English, *chinek), from Old English ċine (“a crack, chine, chink”), equivalent to chine + -k.

Onomatopoeic.

120 source translations are retained for this English entry.

• Bulgarian: цепнатина (cepnatina) — narrow opening
• Bulgarian: пролука (proluka) — narrow opening
• Finnish: rakonen — narrow opening
• Finnish: rako — narrow opening
• German: Spalt — narrow opening
• German: Riss — narrow opening
• German: Ritze — narrow opening
• German: Spalte — narrow opening
• Ancient Greek: ῥώξ (rhṓx) — narrow opening
• Irish: scáineadh — narrow opening
• Māori: piere — narrow opening
• Māori: matata — narrow opening
• Māori: matatatanga — narrow opening
• Māori: riwhariwha — narrow opening
• Polish: szczelina — narrow opening
• Polish: szpara — narrow opening
• Russian: тре́щина (tréščina) — narrow opening
• Russian: щель (ščelʹ) — narrow opening
• Spanish: fisura — narrow opening
• Spanish: rendija — narrow opening
• Ottoman Turkish: آرالق (aralık) — narrow opening
• Ottoman Turkish: چاك (çâk) — narrow opening
• Ukrainian: шпарина (šparyna) — narrow opening
• Ukrainian: щілина (ščilyna) — narrow opening
• Ukrainian: тріщина (triščyna) — narrow opening
• Māori: kūwatawata — a narrow beam or patch of light coming through a gap
• Māori: haeatatanga — a narrow beam or patch of light coming through a gap
• Finnish: naarmu — chip or dent in something metallic
• German: Delle — chip or dent in something metallic
• German: Beule — chip or dent in something metallic
• Old English: ċine — chip or dent in something metallic
• Russian: цара́пина (carápina) — chip or dent in something metallic
• Russian: скол (skol) — chip or dent in something metallic
• Turkish: çatlak — chip or dent in something metallic
• Turkish: yarık — chip or dent in something metallic
• Bulgarian: дрънкане (drǎnkane) — slight sound
• Finnish: kilinä — slight sound
• Finnish: helinä — slight sound
• Finnish: kilahdus — slight sound
• Finnish: helähdys — slight sound
• Finnish: kilahtelu — slight sound
• Finnish: helähtely — slight sound
• German: Klang — slight sound
• German: Klimpern — slight sound
• German: Klingen — slight sound
• German: Klirren — slight sound
• Russian: побрякивание (pobrjakivanije) — slight sound
• Bulgarian: пари (pari) — ready money, especially in the form of coins
• Bulgarian: монети (moneti) — ready money, especially in the form of coins
• Finnish: kilisevä — ready money, especially in the form of coins
• German: Bargeld — ready money, especially in the form of coins
• German: Zaster — ready money, especially in the form of coins
• German: Moneten — ready money, especially in the form of coins
• Spanish: monedas — ready money, especially in the form of coins
• Chinese Mandarin: 支那人 (zhīnàrén) — offensive: Chinese person
• Chinese Mandarin: 支人 (zhīrén) — offensive: Chinese person
• Chinese Mandarin: 支 (zhī) — offensive: Chinese person
• Chinese Mandarin: 支豬 /支猪 (zhīzhū) — offensive: Chinese person
• Chinese Mandarin: 蜘蛛 (zhīzhū) — offensive: Chinese person
• Chinese Mandarin: 老中 (lǎozhōng) — offensive: Chinese person
• Chinese Mandarin: 老鐘 /老钟 (lǎozhōng) — offensive: Chinese person
• Chinese Mandarin: 老鐘人 /老钟人 (lǎozhōngrén) — offensive: Chinese person
• Chinese Mandarin: 老中人 (lǎozhōngrén) — offensive: Chinese person
• Chinese Mandarin: 芝麻人 (zhīmárén) — offensive: Chinese person
• Esperanto: ĉinaĉo — offensive: Chinese person
• Finnish: kinkki — offensive: Chinese person
• Finnish: kinuski — offensive: Chinese person
• French: chinetoque — offensive: Chinese person
• French: chinetoc — offensive: Chinese person
• French: chintok — offensive: Chinese person
• Indonesian: Cina — offensive: Chinese person
• Indonesian: orang Cina — offensive: Chinese person
• Indonesian: anak Cina — offensive: Chinese person
• Indonesian: singkek — offensive: Chinese person
• Japanese: チャンコロ (Chankoro) — offensive: Chinese person
• Japanese: ちゃんころ (Chankoro) — offensive: Chinese person
• Japanese: 不彀本 (Pokopen) — offensive: Chinese person
• Japanese: 支那人 (Shina-jin) — offensive: Chinese person
• Japanese: ポコペン (Pokopen) — offensive: Chinese person
• Korean: 짱깨 (jjangkkae) — offensive: Chinese person
• Korean: 짱꼴라 (jjangkkolla) — offensive: Chinese person
• Korean: 되놈 (doenom) — offensive: Chinese person
• Korean: 뙤놈 (ttoenom) — offensive: Chinese person
• Mongolian: хужаа (xužaa) — offensive: Chinese person
• Polish: kitajec — offensive: Chinese person
• Portuguese: xing ling — offensive: Chinese person
• Russian: китаёза (kitajóza) — offensive: Chinese person
• Swedish: kinesjävel — offensive: Chinese person
• Tagalog: Tsekwa — offensive: Chinese person
• Thai: เจ๊ก (jék) — offensive: Chinese person
• Turkish: çan çin çon — offensive: Chinese person
• Vietnamese: người Tàu — offensive: Chinese person
• Vietnamese: người Chệch — offensive: Chinese person
• Dutch: spleetoog — offensive: East Asian person
• German: Schlitzauge — offensive: East Asian person
• Persian: چشم تنگ (čašm tang) — offensive: East Asian person
• Polish: żółtek — offensive: East Asian person
• Russian: узкогла́зый (uzkoglázyj) — offensive: East Asian person
• Bulgarian: запушвам пукнатини (zapušvam puknatini) — to fill an opening
• Finnish: tilkitä — to fill an opening
• German: kalfatern — to fill an opening
• German: verstopfen — to fill an opening
• German: ausstopfen — to fill an opening
• German: ausfüllen — to fill an opening
• Russian: затыка́ть (zatykátʹ) — to fill an opening
• Russian: замазывать (zamazyvatʹ) — to fill an opening
• Spanish: rellenar — to fill an opening
• Bulgarian: дрънкам (drǎnkam) — to make a slight sound like that of metal objects touching
• Bulgarian: звънтя (zvǎntja) — to make a slight sound like that of metal objects touching
• Finnish: kilistä — to make a slight sound like that of metal objects touching
• Finnish: helistä — to make a slight sound like that of metal objects touching
• Finnish: kilahtaa — to make a slight sound like that of metal objects touching
• Finnish: helähtää — to make a slight sound like that of metal objects touching
• Finnish: kilahdella — to make a slight sound like that of metal objects touching
• Finnish: helähdellä — to make a slight sound like that of metal objects touching
• German: klingen — to make a slight sound like that of metal objects touching
• German: klirren — to make a slight sound like that of metal objects touching
• German: klimpern — to make a slight sound like that of metal objects touching
• German: anstoßen — to make a slight sound like that of metal objects touching
• Russian: звене́ть (zvenétʹ) — to make a slight sound like that of metal objects touching