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Chinese

/t͡ʃaɪˈniːz/

adjective6

  1. from China, the country in East Asia, or connected with it
  2. Of, from, or related to the people of China, particularly the Han Chinese and their culture whether in China or overseas.
  3. 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.
  4. (offensive) As exotic, unusual, backwards, or unorganized as someone or something from China.
  5. (offensive) Used with a noun to indicate a referent different from, and seemingly more exotic or unusual than, the base noun's referent.
  6. (offensive, old-fashioned) Having barn doors with a horizontal orientation.

noun7

  1. The Standard Chinese language, written in Chinese characters and spoken and spelled using Standard Mandarin pronunciation.
  2. The branch of the Sino-Tibetan language family including Mandarin, Cantonese, Shanghainese, Southern Min, and other closely related language varieties and dialects.
  3. [in the plural] a person whose country is China
  4. food cooked in the style of China
  5. (UK, informal) Ellipsis of Chinese meal (“meal consisting of Chinese cuisine”).
  6. [in the plural] people of the largest ethnic group of China, wherever they live
  7. (UK, informal) a restaurant that serves food cooked in the style of China
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