| 单词 | john chinaman |
| 释义 | > as lemmasJohn Chinaman John Chinaman n. usually depreciative (now dated and offensive) (a generic name for) a Chinese person (esp. a man); Chinese people collectively. ΚΠ 1818 Q. Rev. Jan. 315 The report of John Chinaman (so they familiarly called the interpreter) is too curious to be omitted. 1865 Dunedin Punch 16 Sept. 119 John Chinaman is to immigrate here. 1869 J. R. Browne Adventures Apache Country 308 John Chinamen, with long tails rolled up on the backs of their heads, running distractedly through the crowd in search of their lost bundles. 1933 Bulletin (Sydney) 8 Mar. 10 Old John Chinaman, patient, hardworking, scrupulously honest. 2007 Spectator 17 Mar. 22/1 If John Chinaman can't beat QPR in a scrap, then by my reckoning Taiwan is safe as houses and we could probably retake Hong Kong in half an hour. < as lemmas |
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