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chink

verb

  1. fill in holes
L1503569 on Wikidata ↗

noun

  1. a small cleft, slit, or fissure
  2. a weak spot that may leave one vulnerable
  3. a small amount of light shining through a crack
  4. short sharp sound made when objects made of metal or glass hit each other
L22080 on Wikidata ↗

proper noun

  1. derogatory term used for a person of Chinese birth or descent
  2. derogatory term for any Asian person
L996678 on Wikidata ↗

Wiktionary

Pronunciation: /t͡ʃɪŋk/

adj

Etymology: 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)”).

  1. Chinese, or perceived to be Chinese.
  2. East Asian.

name

Etymology: 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)”).

  1. The Chinese language.

    > >I see you are trying to post in chink. Ha!! Ha!! > > No, that was an English translation of your post. Your^([sic]) a fishhead Ha!! Ha!!

noun

  1. Alternative letter-case form of Chink.

verb

  1. Alternative form of kink (“gasp for breath”).