ching chong
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ching chong
- /ˈtʃɪŋ ˌtʃɒŋ/ UK
- /ˈtʃɪŋ ˌtʃɑŋ/ US
Where it comes from
Pseudo-loan from Chinese. Onomatopoeic, originally representing characteristic syllables of Chinese, such as Mandarin's qing and chong, Cantonese's cing¹ and cong¹, Hokkien's chheng and chhong, etc., as heard by English-speakers, and reinforced by perceptions of other Asian languages, especially with existing surnames of Chinese origin, such as Ching/Cheng and Chong/Chung.
interjection ching-chong
- Mimicking Chinese, Korean, Thai or other East or Southeast Asian speech. He came up with three or four kids behind him, chanting 'Ching chong! Ching chong! Don't even know how to talk! Don't even know how to fight!'
noun ching chongs · ching-chong
- A Chinese or other Asian person. “Hey there, Ching Chong, bring the pistol.” In a moment Lee poked the gun butt-first through the door.
