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(dated, now offensive) A man who is Chinese. / A sailing ship of the 18th and 19th centuries engaged in the Old China Trade

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Chinaman

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Source Word

Chinaman

IPA(Pronunciation)

/ˈtʃaɪnəmən/

dated offensive US obsolete slang

Japanese Meaning

（時代遅れで、現在では侮蔑的な表現）中国人、すなわち中国出身の男性。 / 18世紀および19世紀に旧中華貿易に従事した帆船

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Referring to someone as a Chinaman is offensive and inappropriate.

Google Translation / DeepL Translation

誰かを中国人の男性と呼ぶことは侮辱的で不適切です。

Sense（1）

(dated, now offensive) A man who is Chinese.

A disorderly Chinaman is rare, and a lazy one does not exist. So long as a Chinaman has strength to use his hands he needs no support from anybody; white men often complain of want of work, but a Chinaman offers no such complaint; he always manages to find something to do.[…]Any white man can swear a Chinaman’s life away in the courts, but no Chinaman can testify against a white man.

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Sense（2）

A sailing ship of the 18th and 19th centuries engaged in the Old China Trade

Sense（3）

(US, slang, obsolete, offensive) Addiction from a narcotic, especially heroin.

Chinaman half in and half out of the door. Codeine and goof balls, and complete discouragement.

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Sense（4）

Synonym of Chinaperson, a Chinese person of either gender.

Chinamen

（ plural ）

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