Chink — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

(ethnic slur) offensive term for a person of Chinese descent

a narrow opening as e.g. between planks in a wall

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/kˈʌdʒɛld/

🇬🇧British English

/klˈiːtʃ/

🇮🇳Indian English

/klˈiːtʃ/

1 syllable Say it as /kˈʌdʒɛld/.

Examples

tinkling bells
The heat checked the paint

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

tink clink Chinaman check tinkle click

Parts of Speech

noun	(ethnic slur) offensive term for a person of Chinese descent
noun	a narrow opening as e.g. between planks in a wall
noun	a short light metallic sound
verb	make or emit a high sound “tinkling bells”
verb	fill the chinks of, as with caulking
verb	make cracks or chinks in “The heat checked the paint”

Word Forms

chink	verb	fill the chinks of, as with caulking
click	verb	make a clicking or ticking sound
clink	verb	make a high sound typical of glass
tinkle	noun	a light clear metallic sound as of a small bell
clink	noun	a short light metallic sound
chink	noun	a short light metallic sound
check	noun	a mark left after a small piece has been chopped or broken off of something

Around the World

Europe

🇩🇪German

Spalt

(ethnische Beleidigung) beleidigende Bezeichnung für eine Person chinesischer Abstammung

🇫🇷French

fente

(insulte ethnique) terme offensant désignant une personne d'origine chinoise

🇪🇸Spanish

grieta

(insulto étnico) término ofensivo para una persona de ascendencia china

🇮🇹Italian

fessura

(insulto etnico) termine offensivo per una persona di origine cinese

🇳🇱Dutch

kink

(etnische smet) beledigende term voor een persoon van Chinese afkomst

🇵🇹Portuguese

fenda

(calúnia étnica) termo ofensivo para uma pessoa de ascendência chinesa

🇷🇺Russian

скважина

(этническое оскорбление) оскорбительный термин для человека китайского происхождения

India

🇮🇳Hindi

चिंक

(जातीय गाली) चीनी मूल के व्यक्ति के लिए आपत्तिजनक शब्द

🇧🇩Bengali

চিঙ্ক

(জাতিগত গালি) চীনা বংশোদ্ভূত ব্যক্তির জন্য আপত্তিকর শব্দ

🇮🇳Tamil

கன்னம்

(இன அவதூறு) சீன வம்சாவளியைச் சேர்ந்த ஒரு நபருக்குத் தாக்கும் சொல்

🇮🇳Telugu

చిక్

(జాతి స్లర్) చైనీస్ సంతతికి చెందిన వ్యక్తికి అభ్యంతరకరమైన పదం

🇮🇳Marathi

चिंकणे

(जातीय स्लर) चिनी वंशाच्या व्यक्तीसाठी आक्षेपार्ह संज्ञा

🇮🇳Gujarati

ચિંક

(વંશીય સ્લર) ચીની વંશની વ્યક્તિ માટે અપમાનજનક શબ્દ

🇮🇳Kannada

ಚಿಂಕ್

(ಜನಾಂಗೀಯ ನಿಂದನೆ) ಚೀನೀ ಮೂಲದ ವ್ಯಕ್ತಿಗೆ ಆಕ್ರಮಣಕಾರಿ ಪದ

🇮🇳Malayalam

ചിങ്ക്

(വംശീയ സ്ലർ) ചൈനീസ് വംശജനായ ഒരു വ്യക്തിക്ക് നിന്ദ്യമായ പദം

🇮🇳Punjabi

ਚੀਕ

ਚੀਨੀ ਮੂਲ ਦੇ ਵਿਅਕਤੀ ਲਈ (ਨਸਲੀ ਗੰਦੀ) ਅਪਮਾਨਜਨਕ ਸ਼ਬਦ

🇵🇰Urdu

جھنجھلاہٹ

(نسلی گندگی) چینی نسل کے فرد کے لیے جارحانہ اصطلاح

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

中国佬

（种族歧视）对华裔的攻击性用语

🇯🇵Japanese

隙間を作る

(民族的中傷) 中国系の人に対する攻撃的な用語

🇰🇷Korean

갈라진 틈

(민족 비방) 중국계 사람을 비방하는 용어

🇻🇳Vietnamese

vết nứt

(tiếng lóng dân tộc) thuật ngữ xúc phạm người gốc Hoa

🇹🇭Thai

หงิก

(คำเหยียดเชื้อชาติ) คำหยาบคายสำหรับคนเชื้อสายจีน

🇮🇩Indonesian

celah

(penghinaan etnis) istilah yang menyinggung orang keturunan Tionghoa

🇲🇾Malay

cegukan

(slur etnik) istilah menyinggung bagi seseorang yang berketurunan Cina

Middle East

🇸🇦Arabic

ثغر

(افتراء عرقي) مصطلح مهين لشخص من أصل صيني

🇮🇷Persian

چانه زدن

(توهین قومی) اصطلاح توهین آمیز برای یک فرد چینی تبار

🇹🇷Turkish

çatlak

(etnik hakaret) Çin kökenli bir kişi için saldırgan bir terim

🇮🇱Hebrew

סֶדֶק

(השמצה אתנית) מונח פוגעני לאדם ממוצא סיני

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