English words for 'plural of Chinese dumpling'
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- (countable, chiefly in the plural) An inhabitant of Canton; a person of Canton descent.
- (uncountable) A dialect of the Cantonese language, spoken in Guangzhou (Canton), Hong Kong, Macau, and treated as the standard dialect of the Cantonese language.
- (uncountable) A Sinitic language mainly spoken in the south-eastern part of Mainland China, Guangdong (Canton), Hong Kong, Macau, by the Chinese minorities in Southeast Asia and by many overseas Chinese worldwide.
- the dialect of Chinese spoken in Canton and neighboring provinces and in Hong Kong and elsewhere outside China
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- (transitive) To waste or squander, especially in pleasure (most often with away).
- (intransitive) To act wantonly; to be lewd or lascivious.
- (intransitive) To rove and ramble without restraint, rule, or limit; to revel; to play loosely; to frolic.
- engage in amorous play
- become extravagant; indulge (oneself) luxuriously
- spend wastefully
- waste time; spend one's time idly or inefficiently
- indulge in a carefree or voluptuous way of life
- behave extremely cruelly and brutally
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- (derogatory, offensive) Possessing attributes of, or similar to, an East Asian person or an East Asian style or culture.
- Resembling a chink sound.
- (derogatory, offensive) Possessing attributes of, or similar to, a Chinese person or Chinese style or culture.
- Full of chinks, laden with small cracks or openings.
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- (UK, countable, colloquial) Ellipsis of Chinese meal (“meal consisting of Chinese cuisine”).
- (countable, chiefly in the plural) A person from China or of Chinese descent.
- (UK, countable, colloquial) Ellipsis of Chinese restaurant (“restaurant serving Chinese cuisine”).
- (uncountable) Ellipsis of Chinese cuisine.
- 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
- a native or inhabitant of Communist China or of Nationalist China
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- Of, from, or related to China, particularly now the People's Republic of China.
- (sometimes offensive) As exotic, unusual, backwards, or unorganized as someone or something from China.
- (non-subsective, prepositive, in set phrases, sometimes offensive) Used with a noun to indicate a referent different from, and seemingly more exotic or unusual than, the base noun's referent.
- 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.
- Of, from, or related to the people of China, particularly the Han Chinese and their culture whether in China or overseas.
- of or relating to or characteristic of the island republic on Taiwan or its residents or their language
- of or pertaining to China or its peoples or cultures
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- (uncountable) The branch of the Sino-Tibetan language family including Mandarin, Cantonese, Shanghainese, Southern Min, and other closely related language varieties and dialects.
- (uncountable, collective) The citizens of China, particularly citizens of the People's Republic of China.
- (uncountable, collective) The Han Chinese, whether in China or overseas.
- (uncountable) The logographic writing system shared by most Sinitic languages.
- (uncountable) The Standard Chinese language, written in Chinese characters and spoken and spelled using Standard Mandarin pronunciation.
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- traditional Chinese cuisine; a variety of foods (including several kinds of steamed or fried dumplings) are served successively in small portions
- A Cantonese-style meal traditionally eaten in the morning or early afternoon, comprising tea and food typically placed in small steamer baskets or on small plates, and often served from carts that move around from table to table in a restaurant.
- The food served at a dim sum meal, typically including dumplings, seafood, and desserts.
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adj
verb
- (transitive) To waste or squander, especially in pleasure (most often with away).
- (intransitive) To act wantonly; to be lewd or lascivious.
- (intransitive) To rove and ramble without restraint, rule, or limit; to revel; to play loosely; to frolic.
- engage in amorous play
- become extravagant; indulge (oneself) luxuriously
- spend wastefully
- waste time; spend one's time idly or inefficiently
- indulge in a carefree or voluptuous way of life
- behave extremely cruelly and brutally
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noun
noun
noun
noun
noun
adj
- (derogatory, offensive) Possessing attributes of, or similar to, an East Asian person or an East Asian style or culture.
- Resembling a chink sound.
- (derogatory, offensive) Possessing attributes of, or similar to, a Chinese person or Chinese style or culture.
- Full of chinks, laden with small cracks or openings.
noun
- (UK, countable, colloquial) Ellipsis of Chinese meal (“meal consisting of Chinese cuisine”).
- (countable, chiefly in the plural) A person from China or of Chinese descent.
- (UK, countable, colloquial) Ellipsis of Chinese restaurant (“restaurant serving Chinese cuisine”).
- (uncountable) Ellipsis of Chinese cuisine.
- 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
- a native or inhabitant of Communist China or of Nationalist China
adj
- Of, from, or related to China, particularly now the People's Republic of China.
- (sometimes offensive) As exotic, unusual, backwards, or unorganized as someone or something from China.
- (non-subsective, prepositive, in set phrases, sometimes offensive) Used with a noun to indicate a referent different from, and seemingly more exotic or unusual than, the base noun's referent.
- 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.
- Of, from, or related to the people of China, particularly the Han Chinese and their culture whether in China or overseas.
- of or relating to or characteristic of the island republic on Taiwan or its residents or their language
- of or pertaining to China or its peoples or cultures
name
- (uncountable) The branch of the Sino-Tibetan language family including Mandarin, Cantonese, Shanghainese, Southern Min, and other closely related language varieties and dialects.
- (uncountable, collective) The citizens of China, particularly citizens of the People's Republic of China.
- (uncountable, collective) The Han Chinese, whether in China or overseas.
- (uncountable) The logographic writing system shared by most Sinitic languages.
- (uncountable) The Standard Chinese language, written in Chinese characters and spoken and spelled using Standard Mandarin pronunciation.
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- traditional Chinese cuisine; a variety of foods (including several kinds of steamed or fried dumplings) are served successively in small portions
- A Cantonese-style meal traditionally eaten in the morning or early afternoon, comprising tea and food typically placed in small steamer baskets or on small plates, and often served from carts that move around from table to table in a restaurant.
- The food served at a dim sum meal, typically including dumplings, seafood, and desserts.
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adj
noun
- (countable, chiefly in the plural) An inhabitant of Canton; a person of Canton descent.
- (uncountable) A dialect of the Cantonese language, spoken in Guangzhou (Canton), Hong Kong, Macau, and treated as the standard dialect of the Cantonese language.
- (uncountable) A Sinitic language mainly spoken in the south-eastern part of Mainland China, Guangdong (Canton), Hong Kong, Macau, by the Chinese minorities in Southeast Asia and by many overseas Chinese worldwide.
- the dialect of Chinese spoken in Canton and neighboring provinces and in Hong Kong and elsewhere outside China