ching chong

== English == === Alternative forms === ching-chong === Etymology === 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. This etymology is incomplete. You can help Wiktionary by elaborating on the origins of this term. === Pronunciation === (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /ˈtʃɪŋ ˌtʃɒŋ/ (General American) IPA(key): /ˈtʃɪŋ ˌtʃɑŋ/ enPR: chǐngʹ chŏng === Interjection === ching chong (offensive, ethnic slur) Mimicking Chinese, Korean, Thai or other East or Southeast Asian speech. For more quotations using this term, see Citations:ching chong. ==== Usage notes ==== The term will often be pronounced or performed with unusual exaggeration, cadence and emphasis to mimic perceptions of East Asian languages; the user may consider the term humorous or a crass joke. ==== See also ==== durka durka (mimicking Middle Eastern speech) ooga booga (mimicking African and Australian Aboriginal speech) zhing-zhong === Noun === ching chong (plural ching chongs) (offensive, ethnic slur) A Chinese or other Asian person. For more quotations using this term, see Citations:ching chong. === Further reading === “ching chong, ching-chong”, in Google Books Ngram Viewer.