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chinese
has definitions from the fields of linguistics,Chinese
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[ adjective ] (Chinese) of or pertaining to China or its peoples or cultures
Examples "Chinese food" Used in print (S. J. Perelman, The Rising Gorge. New York:...)Likewise the ivory Chinese female figure known as a `` doctor lady '' ( provenance Honan ) ; a friend of mine removing her from the curio cabinet for inspection was felled as if by a hammer , but he had previously drunk a quantity of applejack . Related terms |
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[ noun ] (linguistics,Chinese) any of the Sino-Tibetan languages spoken in China (regarded as dialects of a single language (even though they are mutually unintelligible) because they share an ideographic writing system)
Used in print (E. Lucas Myers, "The Vindication of Dr. Nestor,"...)date of laying , length of incubation_period , number of chicks reaching the first week , second week , fifth week , weight of hen , size of rooster 's wattles and_so_on , all scrawled out in a hand that looked more Chinese than English , the most jagged and sprawling Alex had ever seen . |
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