Chinese
Betekenis
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- Of, from, or related to China, particularly now the People's Republic of China.
- Of, from, or related to the people of China, particularly the Han Chinese and their culture whether in China or overseas.
- Of, from, or related to a language native to Han Chinese persons, often used generally of Chinese characters or particularly to refer to Standard Mandarin.
- As exotic, unusual, backwards, or unorganized as someone or something from China.
- Having barn doors with a horizontal orientation.
Frekwensie
Uitgespreek as (IPA)
/t͡ʃaɪˈniːz/
Etimologie
From China + -ese under influence of Portuguese chinês, replacing older Chinish. Doublet of chinois. In its orientalist sense of "generically exotic, backwards, or poorly organized", sometimes a deliberate marketing strategy to increase sales, as with the German Chinese checkers. In its sense related to the orientation of stage lighting's barn doors, a reference to a supposed resemblance to East Asian eyes.
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