chinois
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An old offensive word for a person from China
- noun
- /ʃɪnˈwɑ/
- Slur
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[término anticuado y ofensivo para personas de China]
- Old documents sometimes show how people inaccurately used chinois to describe anyone from the Asian continent.
Examples
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During the early 20th century, the word chinois was commonly heard in discussions about immigration from China.
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Surtout aux Chinois, sans déconner.
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In the past, many Westerners used the term chinois in a derogatory way to refer to Chinese individuals.
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Etymology
Chinois was once used from the French chinois meaning 'Chinese' to refer to a person from China, but this use is now old-fashioned or offensive, so we do not use it today.